THE SPOONBILL STURGEON. 



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SHOVEL-FISH. Scaphiorbyachus catapbnctes. 



SPOONBILL STURGEON. Polyodon spatula. 



The form of this fish is very peculiar, the body be ng tolerably large "f rounded 

 towards the point, and the tail tapering rapidly until it ends in an jjjjg^ g 

 almost like the lash of a whip. The second dorsal fin commences im med at< 1} be 

 the first, and extends along the tail nearly to the extremity of its lengthened filament 

 ary termination. The sexes may readily be distinguished from each other, b 



