FISHES. 
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84. They are frequently fished for for the sake 
of amusement. The hook is baited with the tail of 
a sea-crab. At first, he pretends to reject it, and 
passes by ; hut if the rod be held steady, he soon re- 
turns, seizes the bait, and swallows hook and all, 
85. When he finds himself taken, he becomes 
enraged, bristles up his spines, swells out his belly, 
and endeavours to wound every thing that is near 
him. Finding this of no avail, he resorts to cun- 
ning, and seems to submit; he lowers his spines, 
contracts his body, and lies like a wet glove. 
86. But this artifice not succeeding, he renews 
his defensive attitude with redoubled fury. His 
spines are now vigorously erected, his form rounded, 
and his body so completely armed at all points, that 
it is impossible to take it by the hand ; he is there- 
fore dragged to some distance, where he struggles, 
and quickly dies. 
THE FLYING FISH. 
87. This fish inhabits the European, American 
and Red Seas, but is principally found within the 
tropics. The wings, by means of which they are 
able to raise themselves in the air, are merely large 
Why are they fished for ? 
What seas does the Flying Fish inhabit ? How is it enabled 
to fly? 
