OP PISHES. 
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TOAD PISH. 
The Tond Fish is about three feet and a 
half in length; it is of a brownish colour; 
the scales, being very fine, are scarcely per- 
ceptible ; the head is very large ; the mouth 
is in proportion to the head, and is furnished 
with several rows of teeth, which arc very 
sharp; the tongue is broad and fleshy; a 
little below the eyes the pectoral fins are 
placed, which are widely extended; there 
are several rows of tubercles on tire back. 
1 he Toad Fish, contrary to any other spe- 
cies of fish, has feet; its ventral fins bearing 
some resemblance to feet in shape, with 
divided toes. They feed upon soles, floun- 
ders, &c., which they seize with the greatest 
eagerness. One ol this singular tribe was 
caught near Blackfriars Bridge, in 1812. 
