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THE BOMMI FISH. 



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This quaint fish is also known as the Mud Skipper, from his habit of comins out of the water and usin^ his breast fins as paddles and feet 

 to skip over the mud in the Manfirove swamps. He is even said to climb the Manfjrove roots, as shown in this picture, in pursuit of food. 

 T&e prominent eyes can be turned in almost any direction. There is only one species, and it is found on the coasts of the Indian 



Ocean and West Africa. 



