Bock X, Mlavd-of BARBADOS, 
The INK-Fisu, ee 
ae HIS is of ‘the cartilaginous Kind, and hath been by feveral 
Authors, fo well, and {0 often defcribed, that I have nothing 
to add, unlefs that the Curious hitherto have in their Accounts look’d 
upon this to be the only one that emits a black Liquid ; whereas the 
two following are provided with fuch, which they {pirt out to difcolour 
the Water when in Danger of being caught. By this Means they efcape 
the Ken of their Enemies ; for, as they are not provided with defenfive 
or offenfive Weapons, this Liquid, which is as black as Ink, is as 
neceflary for their Prefervation, as Swiftnels is to a Dolphin, or their 
large Fins to any of the Flying-Fifh Kind. The blackett Liquid lies 
in the Tail of this Fith, 
The Car or Nine Taits. , 
Y [ THIS éartilaginous Fith, notwithftanding its Name; hath but 
five inftead of nine Tails ; which in general are not above ten 
Inches long, tapering to the Point ; and, tho’ they are but flender; 
yet their Strength and elaftick Power is almoft inconceivable. The 
largeft of thefe feldom weighs above a Pound, yet it is found to be a 
difficult Tafk for a very able Man to uncling one of them from the 
Rocks to which they are fix’d. — As cartilaginous Fifhes in general 
have no. Air Bladders, it is no Wonder that none of this Clafs are found 
in deep Waters, their Refiderice being chiefly among Shoals and Rocks 
between one and fix Foot deep. ‘They ‘feed chiefly upon Wilks, 
young Conchs, and Crabs; the latter it breaks to Pieces, and the former 
it fucks. out of their very Shells. 
The ScurtLe Fisu. 
e HIS hath eight Tails, arid often weighs tleat two Pounds co 
every Part of this Fifh is full of ftrong elaftick Mufeles, efpe- 
cially its numerous Tails; which are often fifteen Inches long, tapering 
to the Point. This, as well as the Ink-Fifh; is provided with a black 
Liquid, to difcolour the Water, whilft it makes its Efcape from its 
Enemy, with this {mall Difference, that the Liquid is lodged in the 
Head of this, whereas that of the Ink-Fifh \ies in its Tail. 
The TRIANGULAR FIst. 
“FY HIS often grows to be neat fifteen Inches long, weighing fix; 
f feven or eight Potinds ; the Mouth is fmall, and pouched and 
tinged with a blackifh Hue for near an Inch round ; the Teeth até 
many; 
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