74 How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
Sword-Fish is even worse. His aim is un¬ 
erring, and his disposition so fierce that 
he will attack anything that comes in his 
path, large or small. I saw one once that 
measured twenty feet, but that was from 
a safe distance, for I make it a rule to 
give them all a wide berth. 
“ Then there is the Saw-Fish, whose long 
snout has teeth on both sides like a saw, 
and his company is not desirable either. 
“ Fortunately forus the Sea-Wolf prefers 
the northern ocean, and fortunate it is 
for the northern fish that he is a slow 
swimmer, else the next census would 
show a decided decrease in the fish 
family. The Sea-Wolf has a tremendous 
appetite, and his huge jaws, armed each 
with six rows of teeth, can easily crush 
the toughest shell-fish, of which food he 
is very fond. They are often to be seen 
over seven feet long, and being desperate 
