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pennant’s globefish. 
for distention, and not air; in proof of which instances have 
been mentioned to me by sailors, where distended fishes have 
fallen under their observation, which, on being cut open, have 
discharged a large quantity; as was the case also where a 
Porcupine fish {Diodon echmatiis of Linnaeus) was disabled by 
the grams thrown at it at the entrance of the British Channel. 
On receiving the blow it became greatly distended, and when 
taken on board the ship, and pierced with a knife, a considerable 
quantity of water flowed from it. This fish was brought to 
me on being landed; but it can scarcely be deemed a British 
example, from the distance from our shores at which it was 
taken. 
