CLASS PISCES : ORDER TELEOSTEI. 

 Mg. SSi. 



193 



MorrhOa americSna, Cod. 



and line. It is so numerous in certain localities that eight 

 men have taken eighty score in a single day. Nine millions 

 of eggs have been found in the roe of one female. 

 Echeneidse (ship-holder). — 'J'he Remora, or Sucker-fish, 



Mg. sss. 



EcTunels oMeoMia, Eemora. f. 



has on its head a flat disc, not unlike the sole of an India- 

 rubber shoe. This enables it to cling to rocks, vessels, and 

 even to other fish, twelve or fifteen having been found hang- 

 ing to a single shark. The pressure of the atmosphere holds 



Fig SSk 



Plateisa plana. Flat-fish. rV 



