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THE MEN 0 POME. 
The great Mehopome of America ( Menojpoma alleghaniense) lias been honored with a 
large array of names, among which are Tweeg, Hellbendek, Mud Devil, and Ground 
Puppy, the first being an Indian name, and the others given to the creature in allusion to its 
mud-loving habits or the ferocity of its disposition. 
The Menopome inhabits the Ohio and Alleghany rivers, and it is a fierce and voracious 
. animal, so dangerous a foe to fish and other living beings that it is in some places known by 
GIGANTIC SALAMANDER . — Gryptobranchus maxim, us. 
the name of Young Alligator. It is very ugly, and rather revolting in appearance, so that the 
fishermen stand in great awe of the fierce, active beast, and think it to be venomous as well as 
voracious. The teeth, however, are very small in proportion to the size of the creature. Its 
color is slaty-gray, with dark spots, and a dark streak runs through the eye. Its length 
is about two feet. 
