CERTAIN CITIZENS OF THE WARM SEA 
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so beautifully tinted on the inside was 
frequently used as a fireplace ornament a 
generation ago. While there finding pro¬ 
tection, this little fish carries its eggs in 
its mouth. Another species, the Fieras- 
ferer, lives in the Sea-pudding, one of the 
Holothurians, or Sea-cucumbers. 
Into the battle for and against the mul¬ 
tiplication of these species steps man, 
who, provided with human mind and in¬ 
tellect, looks to the sea for food, diver¬ 
sion, and for useful products of benefit to 
his kind. Industries have been built up 
which take countless millions of fishes 
yearly for food and other commercial 
uses. 
THE LURE OF THE SINGING LINE 
It is doubtful if there is any one except 
the biologist who appreciates the living 
things in the sea more than do sportsmen, 
who come in ever-increasing numbers to 
the fishing grounds for a try at their 
health-giving, out-of-doors recreation. 
The big-game hunter of the land, when 
coming upon a bull moose standing clear 
of the woods and providing an excellent 
opportunity for a shot, will sometimes 
tremble so that he is unable to pull the 
trigger. So there is a thrill all its own in 
the striking of the Tarpon, Sailfish, or 
some of the other game fishes of the Gulf 
Stream. It has been said truly that one 
strike invariably means a convert. 
Wary, strong, and of remarkable game¬ 
ness, it is true that these wonderful fishes 
try the strength, skill, and endurance of 
even the best and most experienced 
angler; and, when the prize is finally 
landed, the successful one feels all the 
exultation of one who has waged a mighty 
battle and won. 
While many worship at the shrine of 
the Tarpon, some of the more experi¬ 
enced sportsmen, equipped with light 
tackle, esteem just as highly, if not a grade 
higher, the gameness of other fighters of 
the warm seas, such as the Sailfish, the 
Wahoo, and the Bonefish. The Bonefish 
of recent years has become particularly 
popular among sportsmen, and world-wise 
anglers journey even from Europe to 
Florida to match their ability with this 
animated steel spring. 
The Tarpon is abundant in Florida 
waters, on both coasts, where hundreds 
of sportsmen, winter and summer, seek it 
for the thrill and pride of capture it pro- 
Photograph by Van Campen Heilner 
THE SOUTHERN PORPOISE, SOMETIMES 
ERRONEOUSLY CALLED THE DOLPHIN 
The great flats of the Bay of Florida is one of the 
favorite feeding grounds of this swift and graceful 
fish. When harpooned it puts up a long and thrill¬ 
ing battle. 
