CAT-FISH. 
the hindermost pair, the vent is singularly si- 
Ituated. Besides these, there is a single fin on 
it's under side, near the tail. The tail-fin is of 
■very particular make; seeming to unite with a 
long and apparently distindl fin, which extends 
a considerable way down the body on the 
under side. All the fins are marked or spotted 
with large dusky coloured streaks or spots. 
The skin of the Cat-Fish is sensibly rough 
to the touch, in even the smallest fish, on it's 
immediate exclusion from the egg. The teeth, 
which are very sharp, consist of several rows, 
like those of the Shark. 
As it is found on the British coasts, and 
likewise at the Cape of Good Hope, we may 
conclude it to be a general inhabitant of the 
seas both in the temperate and torrid zones. 
That from which Edwards drew this figure, 
was brought with several other small fish from 
the Cape of Good Hope, preserved in spirits 
of wine. Among these, is a somewhat smaller 
Cat-Fish, with ^-art of the egg, appearing like 
a bladder, 
