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tits), like the above, was introduced by Air. 

 Eggeling from the East Indies, and is a verv 

 interesting and handsome addition to our 

 aquarium pets. Lively and very quick and 

 sudden in its actions, hiding in the densest 

 vegetation as soon as anything strange or 

 unusual appears, and then peeping out with 

 its bright eyes, it is an interesting subject 

 for close observation and study. 



The body is graceful and slender, the ven- 

 tral and anal fins are grown together, the 

 head is rather small and about one-fifth of 

 the length of the body. It is the shape of 

 the head that gives its owner the name — 

 Snakehead Fish. This fish is a glossy 



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greenish blue on the back, yellowish blue on 

 the sides, while the belly is pearl white, 

 slightly tinged with blue and profusely 

 dotted with black. Each side bears a num- 

 ber of alternating dark and light ribbon-like 

 cross bars. The fins have a light border. 

 The eves are black with a golden red or 

 yellow iris. 



