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FATHER-LASHEE. 
STING-FlSH. GUNDIE. 
Scorpius marinus ater, 
ScorpcBncB Bellonii similis, A 12, 
P 145, Father-lasher, 
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Ohabot, 
JoNsioif, (of the Edition of 
1767,) table 47, f. 4, 6, but 
with no reference in the text. 
Eay; Synopsis Piscinm. 
Linnjsus. Ouvieb. 
Block; pi. 40. 
Donovan ; pi. 35. 
Fleming; Br. Animals, p. 275. 
Jbntns; Manual, p. 3^14. 
Yarkbll; Br. Fishes, vol. i., p. 75. 
Lacepede. Risso. 
Ghniiier; Catalogue of British 
Museum, vol. ii., p. 159. 
This little fish is common on our coasts from Scotland to 
Cornwall, near the land; and although it does not usually 
sufier itself to he left uncovered by the tide, it for the most 
part keeps itself within a short distance of the lowest ebb: 
so as in summer to be often caught in the nets employed for 
taking prawns and shrimps. It devours the smaller crustaceous 
animals, and any other creature it is able to swallow. It is 
therefore always ready to take a bait; but when handled, or 
on the appearance of danger, it swells out its cheeks to protrude 
the spines with which they are armed, and so guard itself 
against the attack of formidable enemies. At this time also 
there may be felt such a trembling of the throat as might 
suggest the opinion that it proceeds from an efibrt to produce 
some sort of sound, that could he perceived in its native 
element. 
