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All the species are held in high estimation as food ; they 

 they are mostly marine, only resorting to fresh waters to 

 deposit their spawn ; in search of situations proper for this 

 purpose, they ascend rivers, particularly such as abound with 

 rapids or falls, to overcome which, they throw themselves 

 out of the water to the height of many feet ; some of the 

 kinds are caught in nets, placed near the falls, and are 

 only accounted in season previous to their shooting (as it is 

 usually termed,) their spawn. 



8. Acanthonotus. Body elongated ; dorsal fin wanting j 



spines on the back and abdomen. 



9. Teuthis. Head truncate ; gill membrane five rayed ; 



teeth equalj rigid, placed near together in a single row. 



10. Fistuluria. Tobacco-Pipe Fish. Snout cylindrical ; 

 jaws distant from the eyes ; gill membrane seven rayed ; 

 body round, gradually lessening from the head to the 

 tail. 



11. Essox. Pike. Upper jaw shorter than the forcer one ; 

 teeth numerous, sharp, placed in the jaws, on the 

 tongue and palate ; dorsal and anal fins, situated near 

 the tail, and mostly opposite to each other. 



A most voracious tribe, feeding on fish, often their own 

 species, are exceedingly destructive to preseryes of fish, the 

 great quantity they consame, being but ill repaid by their 

 increase in size, as the large fish are usually coarse, dry, and 

 insipid ; the marine kinds are generally cut to pieces, and 

 (Lsed as baits for other fish. 



