BEAUTIFUL FISHES. 



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ocean inhabitants which possess, in a special degree, the 

 attributes to which this term may be applied. Among the 

 most prominent of beautiful fishes is the Dolphin, which, 

 however, belongs to an extensive family, including the por- 

 poise, grampus, <fec., and animals which, on account of their 

 large size, are commonly called whales. 



SKATES. 



There are, however, many other fish that change color 

 before they die. We have seen species of the cat-fish 

 change from a warm and glowing smalt during the last 



