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TftE SAND-EEL. 
Genus XVII — She Sand-Eel, or Lane* *. 
These fifties fomewhat referable tbe eel in their external 
form, as their name imports. They are dug or hooked 
up from the fand in the (hallow pools that are left by tb 
reflux of the tide, commonly for bait, though the/ 
are themfelvcs reckoned delicate food. The fand-eel h 3 
frequently been found in confiderable quantity in 
belly of the porpefie, which confirms the account we g^' e 
of that animal digging up the fand in fearching for ^ 
prey. Linn^us has only one fpecies belonging to th 19 
genus, that which we frequently fee dug up along ° ut 
lhores. . 
The body is nearly a foot long, of a fquare form, ^ 
rounded towards the (ides, which are divided, each by^ 
ftrait line proceeding from the head, and terminating ^ 
the tail the lower jaw proje&s beyond the upper, ^ _ 
when extended, the gape of the animal is very vn 
there are no teeth, the long (harp tongue moving 
mouth entirely fmooth ; the peftoral fins are placed ° ea 
the gills ; the dorfal and the anal fins are fupported 
numerous rays, and proceed nearly as far back 33 
tail f • 
* Ammodytes Tobianus. Lin. Syil. Ammodytes Gefcsri 
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