14. FISH HATCHING. 



feel obliged for further specimens should 

 my readers obtain them.* I must not forget 

 the spawn of the angler-fish (Lophius pis- 

 catorius). In Feb., 1862, a fine specimen was 

 sent to me from Brighton. On opening the 

 abdomen I found it three parts filled with 

 a red coloured substance ; it was loose, and 

 fell out of the abdomen in the form of a long 

 ribbon : what was my surprise to find that 

 this was all spawn, a mass of genuine eggs ! 

 I laid it out, and found upon measuring it 

 that it was no less than six yards and three 

 quarters in length ; and when spread out 

 broadways presented a flat ribbon seven 

 inches broad, as thickly studded with ova the 

 size of turnip seeds as a rice pudding is with 



* Addi-essto "Field" Office, 346, Sti-and, "W.C. 



