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brane on the end, which is the bait to the silly little fish, who never 
sees the big mouth behind it. 
The Angler Fish is about a yard long, and is dressed in bnJfon 
and white. He does not usually fish out in plain sight as in the 
picture. He buries himself in the sand, and waves his fishing 
line outside; so the little fish isn't so very silly, you see, after all. 
This creature is found in the Mediterranean, and in some parts 
of the Atlantic ocean. 
Here is another beauty! The Red Gurnard. 
I havn't much to say about this solemn faced individual, except 
that he belongs to a family noted for their hideous forms, and the 
flaps of loose skin which adorn their heads, making them look as 
though dressed in beggars' rags. This one, I'm inclined to think, is 
the best looking of the family. One of its relations is so ugly 
