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Next to this genus come the species of Thalassophrijne, T. 

 reticulata (fig. Ill), found on the shores of Panama, and T. 

 maculosa, o£ Bahia (Brazil), which are provided with a precisely 

 similar poison-apparatus. 



The physiological action of the venom of these two species 

 has not yet been studied, but it is probable that it does not 

 differ from that of the venom of the Weevers and the species 

 of Syncmceia. 



Pig. 112. — Lophius setigenis (China Sea and Sea of Japan). (After Savtschenko.) 



6. — Pediculati. 



The fishes belonging to this family are of large size and compact 

 shape, with the anterior part of the body greatly expanded. The 

 head, which is broad, bears venomous spines, and the mouth is 

 furnished with large teeth. These fishes are voracious, and lie 



