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VERTEBRATA. 
THE REMOEA. 
THE SEA-SNAIL. 
the fish is altogether grotesque. It has a cup-shaped sucker, formed of the ventral fins, by which 
it will adhere so firmly to a stone or other substance in the water, that it is diflficult for a man to 
pull it up. It feeds on jelly-fishes, and is itself a favorite repast for seals. It is found in the 
Northern European and American waters. There are several other species. 
Genus ECHENEIS : Mcheneis. — This includes the Remora or Sucking-Fish, £J. remora : it is 
about a foot long, and is provided with 
a powerful sucker on the top of its head, 
by which it attaches itself to rocks, 
ships, and even large fishes. In ancient 
times it was believed that the Remora 
had the power of arresting the largest 
ship in her course, and among other tales of the kind, we are told that in the famous battle of 
Actium, Antony's ship was held motionless by one of these fishes, notwithstanding the utmost 
exertions of several hxmdred sailors to row it forward. Found in European and North American 
waters ; most common in the Mediterranean. 
The AVhite-tailed Remora, ^. albicauda, is sixteen inches long, and is frequently found 
. attached to sharks, whence it is called the 
Shark- Sucker. It is occasionally taken 
on the shores of Long Island. The Indian 
Remora, JiJ. naiccratcs, is two to three feet 
long ; found on the North American coasts. 
Genus LIPARIS: Liparis. — To this 
belongs the Sea-Snail or Unctuous 
Sucker, L. vulgaris, four inches long; 
found in the European seas. Montagu's Sucking-Fish, L. Montagui, is three inches long; 
found on the British coasts. 
Genus CALLIONYMUS: Callionymus. — This includes the Gemmeous Deagonet, Chjra, ten 
to fourteen inches long ; it has 
a smooth skin, brilliantly striped 
and spotted with blue on a yel- 
low ground. It occasionally 
takes a bait, but is more fre- 
quently caught in nets. Its flesh 
is good. It is found on the 
European coasts; in England it 
is called the Yellow Sciclpin^and 
in Scotland the Gotvdie. The 
Sordid Dragonet, C. dracun- 
GuluSy is nine to ten inches long. Found in European waters. 
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THE BLENNIID^. 
Genus ANARRHICAS : Anarrhicas. — To this belongs the Sea-Wolf, A. lupus, three to seven 
feet long, agreeing with the gobies in 
the absence of the air-bladder ; the dor- 
sal fin is very long, the pectoral fin 
large ; the mouth large and armed with 
enormous acute fangs. It feeds on 
molluscous animals, and easily crushes 
their shells with its powerful teeth. It 
is sometimes taken in nets, but makes 
a desperate resistance. Its flesh is good, and being abundant in Iceland, it is of great importance 
to the inhabitants ; the flesh is salted by them ; the liver is used instead of soap, and the skin is 
made into shagreen for bags and pouches. In England, as well as in this country, it is caUed 
Sea- Oat and Wolf-Fish ; common on the European and American coasts. 
THE SEA-WOLF. 
