bottom, but be near it, is thrown out, and 

 down it goes full twenty fathoms to the 

 bottom. The green tint the water wears 

 outside of the kelp is gone. Here it is 

 blue, yet so transparent that one can see 

 almost to the bottom. Far below, the 

 kelp can be seen reaching out its arms on 

 every hand, and in the openings between 

 them floats many a fish, as clearly seen as 

 if in an aquarium. Some are lithe and 

 trim, others thick and stubby. Some are 

 grayish-brown upon the back and mottled 

 with brown spots ; others olive-green, and 

 others red. 



But a sudden tug upon your line inter- 

 rupts your inspection of the blue depths. 

 Up comes the line, bringing a lot of 

 kelp leaves entangled within it, but at the 

 end is a flapping mass of crimson. This 

 is called the " Red-fish " {Pimelomeiopou 

 Pulcher). It is about twelve inches long, 

 broad and deep of body, and rounded 

 upon the back, and is a bright crimson, 

 shading toward flesh color underneath. 

 Scarcely do you get him free of the hook 



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