78 PISH. 



than one hundred and twenty pounds in weight, 

 ten or eleven feet in length, and eighteen inches 

 to two feet in circumference ; they are very savage 

 indeed : I have known cases in which congers have 

 attacked fishermen, and bitten them severely be- 

 fore they could be despatched. The most common 

 manner of killing them is to break the end of the 

 tail with a smart blow from a wooden mallet, and 

 then to cut the spine through at the neck con- 

 gers are so voracious that they will devour Jheir 

 own species, they lie concealed in the rocks or 

 mud until any unfortunate prey may pass, when 

 it immediately rushes on it, and if too large to be 

 devoured or overcome at once, it is said that the 

 conger will coil itself round its victim, and thus 

 detain it till its teeth can take effect. 



THE BASS. 



Labrax lupus, Cuvier. 

 Perca Lubrax, Linnaeus. 

 Common Bass of others. 



The bass, a marine perch, with two dorsal fins, 



