OSSEOUS FISHES. 



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eyes, which are directed towards the sky, from ovpavbs, the heavens, 

 and crtfoTreo), I regard. From this peculiar arrangement, they can 



Fig. 386. The Cat-fish. 



only see above them. They are closely connected with the cat-fish. 

 Uranoscopus vulgaris (Fig. 388) belongs to the Mediterranean, and 

 is remarkable for its thick cubical head and erect spiny dorsal fins. 



Fig. 387. The Weever-fish (Trachinus communis). 



The Mullets (Mullus) have the body thick and oblong, the profile 



