FISH, THE PEOPLE OF THE SEA 



may become a violet blue the instant it touches the 

 water. Blue, I take it, therefore is the symbol 

 of its joy, and when at home it is always happy. 

 Yes, there are many points of difference between 

 the fish world and our own ! 



One of the most attractive fish which may be 

 seen anywhere there is the squirrel fish, or, as he 

 is called in Nassau, the big-eyed John. In the 

 water he is usually a pale exquisite mauve, with 



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indications of dark bands of a yellowish colour. 

 The dorsal fin is a bright saffron, and his great 

 eyes, by which he may be chiefly identified, are 

 a dark purplish blue. He may sometimes be 

 attired in the colour of the domestic goldfish with 

 silver stripes from head to tail. This colour prob- 



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