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thrusts of the dipnet they grew shy and sought refuge under the 
boat, under which they would sink far below our reach.  A lull 
of a few moments would bring them back to the log under which 
they had clustered until disturbed again. When the boat was 
rowed away they followed in a close-swimming school, until we 
gained full speed, when they suddenly turned, as if by one im- 
pulse, and swam back to the log or spar. Once they followed us 
about two hundred yards from the spar, and then leaving us re- 
treated to their old shelter, reaching it some time before we could 
turn the boat and row back to it. I had before this supposed 
them. to be quite unusual, but on that one day we must have 
seen, at the lowest computation, two hundred or two hundred and 
fifty. They doubtless have been given the name of Rudder-fish by 
the sailors who have seen them swimming about the sterns of 
becalmed vessels.” — , Their stomachs were found to contain am- 
phipod. érustaceans, hydroids, and young squids"; ,,Their colours 
undergo considerable change from time to time, possibly at the 
will of the fish". ,,... attains the length of ten or twelve inches, 
and is excellent eating"!), 
Længden af det islandske Eksemplar er 30.57. 
Det er dog ikke første Gang, at den har vist sig ved Evropas 
Kyster. Den er nemlig funden en Gang før, udenfor Penzance i 
Cornwall, hvor et Eksemplar blev taget af en Trawler d. 9. Ok- 
tober 1874 under følgende ret . ejendommelige Omstændigheder: 
»The single British example was captured off Penzance, about six 
miles from shore, on October 9th, 1874, by the crew of a 
trawler, It was found alive in a wooden case, of which the bottom 
and sides were perfect but- one board out of the three which had 
originally formed its top was absent. Although the fish was said to 
have been found in a good state of health, its proportions would seem 
to indicate its being thin, and perhaps somewhat starved . . - 
When captured it was 142/4 inches in length"?). | 
1) Brown Goode: American Fishes. 1888. S. 293—95. 
?) Fr.Day: The Fishes ofGreatBritain and Irland. 1880—84. Vol.I. 8.131. 
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