RIBBON-FISHES. 
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his personal observation^ in the Mediterranean, 
adorn these fishes in their living state, — viz., the 
margin of the fin purple or dark red, the basal 
BAND-FISH. 
part pink, and the intermediate portion orange or 
yellow, a combination of tints very ornamental. 
The caudal has eleven rays, of which the middle 
one is the longest ; its shape is that of a spear- 
head. 
The Band-fish is sometimes taken with the 
hook, but such a circumstance is rare ; and natu- 
ralists are in general indebted for their acquaint- 
ance with it to the violence of storms. Noticing 
this fact, Mr. Yarrell makes the following sug- 
gestions. Does their elongated form prevent 
their swimming with ease in mid-water, and, 
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