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of Greenland and Iceland. It was still alive when bought by Henry 

 for ten shillings, about 16 inches long, and jet black, all except the tips 

 of the tentacular appendage, which were pure white, and about as 

 repulsive-looking an object as could well be imagined. That this fish 

 should be taken in Gibraltar Bay, and at a depth of only about 

 20 fathoms, is extraordinary, as other congeneric angler fish are sup- 

 posed to be deep-sea habitants. The specimen is such a prize that it is 

 now in the Natural History Museum of South Kensington. 



