SEA SCORPION. 
This small Fish, which Edwards calls the 
icorpion Fish, or rather Sea Scorpion, was 
)rought fresh to London ; being taken among 
>prats, at the mouth of the Thames. It seems, 
his naturalist admits, to differ something from 
vhat are figured by Willughby under that 
•ame. 
We have copied the figure of Edwards, re- 
iuced a little from the natural size, and shall 
idd his description. 
The mouth of the Sea Scorpion is pretty ' 
vide, and without teeth. The eye has a fine 
ed iris. The nostrils are placed a little before 
he eyes. The head is flattish in it*s middle ; 
»ut, over each eye, there appears a ridge, with 
eeth or risings from it. The gills on each 
ide have sharp horny spurs on their edges, 
ending backwards ; which, I suppose, vv^as the 
eason of it's name. The body is almost as 
vide as it is deep, it being a thick Fish. The 
underside 
