370 Big Game Fishes 



most improbable fish story. The under eye be- 

 gins to move, literally starts upon its travels, dif- 

 fering some in the various species in route and 

 method of procedure, but moving, nevertheless, 

 passing around in some, directly through the 

 head in others, until in the adult fish we find both 

 eyes on top, having travelled around from the left 

 to the right side. I am indebted to Dr. Alex- 

 ander Agassiz for a drawing showing the various 

 stages of this remarkable journey of an eye. 

 Nearly all these fishes commend themselves to the 

 epicure, the English sole, California sand dab, 

 the New England turbot, the summer flounder, 

 and many more being extremely valuable. The 

 halibut of the Northwest coast has a pronounced 

 economic value, and the " Halibut Express " from 

 Vancouver to Boston is suggestive that the 

 eastern coast cannot supply the demand. 



