GENERATION OF FISHES AND THEIR FECUNDITY 



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indeed, so that in a very short time the multitudes of one species 

 would be enough to fill the sea, to say nothing of a number of 

 species together. As it is quite clear that fishes producing a few 



thousand eggs are often more abundant, in spite of hosts of 

 enemies, than those which produce millions, we learn that the 

 production of a very large number of eggs usually implies an 



