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in the living fifti. He is fcaly, and rough with a fingle 
Row of very fmall Prickles near his Eyes, with a treble one 
on his Belly and Sides 5 hardly vifible without a Glafs. 
By the great length and ftrudhire of this Filhes Bill, he 
{hould feem, upon dilating his Throat at his pleafure, to 
fuck in his food, andfotoufe it as a Sirynge. Withall, 
his Mouth not being open before, but on the top of his 
Bill-end, like a Gutter-Trough, doth much promote the 
current, of all that comes in at it, to his Throat. And fo in 
the Trwnfet-Fijh. 
The three Spikes on his Back ( whereof Rondeletius and 
others only obferve the greateft ) being affociated in the 
fame manner, and having the like mutual proportion, as 
in the File-Fijh 3 it may reafonably be fuppofed, that they 
have alfo the fame Motions, depreflions and erections, as, 
in fpeaking of the faid hlh, hath been defcnbed. And that 
therefore , while the fifh fwims fecure , they are all 
couched down clofe to his Back, that they may not hinder 
his courfe : but that when ever he is purfued, he ftrait creels 
them all, and by the help of the lerter, keeps the great one 
tite up againft his Enemy. 
The SQUARE ACARAUNA ; by Mariners, The Old 
Wife. It hath fome marks of kindred with the tall Ac at ■ an- 
na, defcribed and pictur d in Marggravim and Pifo. But 
hath alfo divers others of diftinction from it 3 as the diffe- 
rent pofition of the Spurs, the different fhape both of Head, 
Body and Tail, &c. as may be obferved by comparing the 
Defcriptions and Figures of both together. The tall Aca- 
vauna is figured alfo by Johnfton, (a) out of Marggravius 3 o)Tab. 32 
but without any Infcription of Number or Title. 
This here was brought from Suranam. Eight inches 
long and \ above three high, about one and 4 over. His 
fore parts and Tail are (now) of a pale ftraw-colour 3 all the 
reft are of a blackifh brown. He is cover'd all over with 
Scales engraven with fmall parallel Lines : except on his 
Forehead and Chaps before, where his Skin is only ruged as 
you draw your Finger downward. 
The Crown of his Head rifes up into a blunt Angle, his 
Forehead flat, above * an inch broad. His Eyes round, I 
an inch over, and ftand high. A little before them, two 
fmall holes like Noftrils. His Mouth alfo ftands high, and 
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