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THE LIVING WORLD. 
ago, so he may be accepted as a man of the period, thoroughly versed in water¬ 
ing stock, forming trusts, prospering, and absorbing the accumulations of others. 
The Pompano ( Tra - 
chynotus carolinus) is the 
choicest of Southern food- 
fishes, and therefore de¬ 
serves at least honorable 
mention. It is a small 
fish, swimming near the 
surface, and in some par¬ 
ticulars resembling the 
mackerel. 
The Pilot Fish (Nau- 
crates ductor ) belongs here, 
but has already received 
mention in connection with 
saw perch (Serranus cabrilla). 
the shark, with whom it maintains a 
The Moon Fish ( Vomer seti- 
pinnis ) is noted for its absurd form. 
The body of a sun fish is supplied 
with the most disproportionately long 
face, illuminated by great, staring 
eyes, and terminated by a large 
mouth, whose under-jaw protrudes 
in the most melancholy fashion. 
Just back of the head waves a long, 
spine-like, single hair. The small 
friendly and inseparable companionship.. 
Gii.t head (Chrysophrys aurata). 
croppie ( Perea fluviatilis). 
dorsal fin is set well back, and looks 
as though it would slide down upon the 
caudal fin. The belly is ornamented 
anteriorly by a second spine-like hair, 
and posteriorly by a series of small 
rays. Where the human being would 
wear his ears, the moon fish carries two 
absurdly small fins. 
The True Mackerel of commerce 
(scomber scombrus) is the most important 
fish, commercially speaking, that is found 
about our shores. It is a very beautiful 
fish, though small in 
size, the color being a 
steel-blue, striated with 
undulating bands of 
black, while the belly is 
of a lustrous white, 
reflecting a bright sil¬ 
very sheen when first 
taken from the water. 
Though frequenting our coast in vast numbers, mackerel are no less plen- 
