PLATE CXI. 
call it the king of herrings, from the circumstance of its beings 
often lurking among the shoals of that fish, the flesh of which ap- 
pears to be its principal food. The flesh is hard, coarse, and un- 
eatable; the inhabitants of Norway employ, however, the roes of 
this fish in their pastry, and in making cakes ; and extract an oil from 
the liver, which they consider of singular efficacy in disorders of the 
eyes. 
There are two species of the Chimsera genus, Monstrosa, and 
Callorhynchus ; the latter of which is distinguished by the name of 
Southern Chimera and Elephant Fish. 
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