THE BOOK OF FISHES 
THE ROCK HIND {Epinephelus adscensionis) 
This spotted beauty inhabits tropical American waters from Bermuda to Brazil, and is often encountered 
on the east coast of Florida. It lives in rocky places, and is highly esteemed as a food fish. It reaches two 
feet in length. 
THE SHARK SUCKER {Echeneis naucrates) 
This curious inhabitant of warm seas attaches itself by means of a suction disk to sharks, turtles and 
other large denizens of the deep. On the African coast it is used by natives to capture turtles. The fisher¬ 
man attaches a cord to the shark sucker’s tail, and allows it to s\/im among the turtles. When it has attached 
itself to one, the turtle is quickly hauled in. 
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