YOUNG SWORD-FISH [aftcY Guntker), 



In the size of the eye, the spines which project backwards from the head, 

 and in the development of the fins these three stages present striking con- 

 trasts. The youngest fish (at the top) did not exceed -^ of an inch in length, 

 the oldest (at the bottom) about 2^^ inches. The adult measures about 15 

 feet long. 

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