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planation that offers; for other fish, fresh- \vatei 

 and marine, have similar appendages to their mouths. 

 The magnified scale of the Barbel, as will he seen 

 by Fig. 16, is a very pretty object. That of the 



Fig. 14. 



Scale of Chub (Cyprinus cephalus). 



common eel (Fig. 17) is still more so, the markings, 

 instead of being concentric ridges, are like rings of 

 beads arranged outside each other. Some of our 

 readers may be surprised at hearing of the scales of 

 the Eel, for it is a popular notion, originating 

 doubtless in the smoothness of its skin, that the eel 

 has no scales. Perhaps, the best way of seeing 



