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ACANTHOPTERYGII. — LOPHIAD^. 
Mr. Yarreirs beautiful work on British Ichthy- 
ology contains other instances, recorded on the 
authority of Mr. Couch, of the blind, indiscrimi- 
nate appetite of this species. From these and 
other facts, it would appear that the Fishing Frog 
is in no wise delicate in his taste, and that he 
may be characterized as a glutton rather than 
an epicure. The amount of mischief done by such 
a gourmand on a fishing-ground must be enor- 
mous ; especially as it is by no means uncommon 
to capture a dozen at once, and from their habits 
probably few are taken compared with the num- 
bers that are present. 
On the Scottish coast, this species is called Wide- 
gab, and Sea-devil. It is sometimes met with 
four, and even five feet in length. The body is 
not marked with the diverse hues common in the 
Family, the upper surface of the head, body, and 
fins being of a dark brown, nearly uniform in 
tint ; the under surface of the same parts pure 
white. The eyes are brown, devoid of the metallic 
brilliancy so general in fishes. 
