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very voracious stomach, feeding on the young of 

 other fish, some of which, two inches in length, 

 have been found in its craw. The skin has both 

 the appearance and smoothness of parchment. 

 To the tremendous armour of its back, fins, 

 and tail, this fish owes the name of Scorpion. 



THE TRUMPET-FISH* 



This fish abides in the Mediterranean, and is 

 not more than three inches in length ; he has a 

 large snout, long and narrow at the end; the 

 eyes are large, the irides red, and the body is 

 covered with rough cinorous scales. The ante- 

 rior part of the body has two bony substances, 

 like fins, and another situated on the belly. 

 This fish is often found in the ocean, where he 

 seems to be driven by storm, as he is seldom 

 seen there in any other than tempestuous wea- 

 ther. His breathing the water out of his snout 

 with a sounding noise has occasioned our sai- 

 lors to call him the Trumpet. This species be- 

 longs to the Centriscus order, which contains 

 several families, many of them presenting very 

 curious shapes* 



