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fish struck me at first as three animated oak leaves, floating half 
sideways, but progressing the same way. When one turned they 
all turned .. 
“Seeing their slowness I got a couple of boys to jump over the 
side and capture one, which they did, and swam with him to the 
steps at the end of the jetty. I made them return for the second 
and third fish in turn, which they also successfully captured. 
Platasc vespertilio. 
Sketch, of a living specimen. 
These fish seemed unable to take care of themselves on the surface 
of such deep water, and were only able to move with any rapidity 
when they got on a level keel and tried to bore downwards, but 
they gave this up after several attempts. In appearance the fish 
