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The Remora , or Sucking Jish, which has been already in 
part described, appears to belong to this genus. In shape 
it resembles a herring, but on the head has an apparatus for 
fixing itself to a ship, or to the body of another fish. It is 
an inhabitant of the Indian ocean. 
The Boli.-IIead is a well-known genus, including seve- 
ral species, all of which have a large head armed with spines. 
The river bull-head or Miller’s thumb , is very common in 
all our clear lakes. It rarely exceeds three inches in length, 
and is easily distinguished by a broad flat head, excellently 
adapted for insinuating itself under stones. It is of a dusky 
colour, mixed with dirty yellow, and has two back 
fins. 
The Rogge , or armed bull-head , is found on most of the 
European coasts, and is distinguished by its large bony 
head, which is armed at the nose with four short "upright 
spines, and by a number of white beards at the throat. It 
ls about live inches long. 
But the most formidable of this genus is the Father 
Rasher, or Sea Scorpion. It is about eight or nine inches 
long. The nose, the top of the head, and the back fins are 
armed with strong sharp spines. It is exceedingly common 
•u the Newfoundland seas, and makes a principal article of 
hood in Greenland. 
The Doree is almost equally famous in the legends of 
superstition with the haddock, and is its rival in the honour 
0 being the fish from which St. Peter took the tribute 
■uoney, leaving on its sides the mark of his finger and 
f Htmb. The form of this fish is very disgusting. Its body 
' s oval, and much compressed at the sides. Its snout is long, 
an d its mouth wide. The first back fin consistsof ten spiny 
1 d ys, with long filaments, the second of twenty-four soft 
F a ys. The tail is round at the end. The colour of the body 
! s olive, varied with light blue and white; while living it 
U| s the appearance of gilding, whence its name doree (gTlt.) 
Such is the unpleasant form of this fish, that it was tong 
e ‘ ol 'e it attracted the notice of the epicure : Mr. Pennant 
observes, indeed, that to the celebrated actor, Mr. Quin, it 
s ob'efly indebted for its reputation. 
• * * le Opah is another of this genus, which sometimes ar- 
'7® s at an immense size. One was caught at Torbay in 177?, 
h- , wei ghed 140 pounds. It was in length four feet and a 
t j a * n breadth two feet and a quarter, though the greatest 
Uckness was only four inches. The general colour was a 
