The upper part of the Common Angler is 
of a dusky colour; the lower part is whiter 
and the skin is smooth throughout. 
Rondoletius informs us that, if we take out 
the bowels of this fish, the body will, exhibit a 
transparent appearance ; and that, accordingly, 
if a lighted candle be placed within the body, 
as in a lanthorn, the whole will have a very 
luminous and formidable aspedl. 
The fishermen, in general, entertain a ver)' 
great veneration for this hideous fish. They 
consider it as a great enemy to the dog-fish, 
from having frequently found the bodv of that 
fierce and voracious animal in it's stomach ; 
and, therefore, whenever thev happen to catch 
the Common Angler in their nets, they now 
usually comphment it with it's liberty. 
