CHAPTER XII.

THE MARINE FISHES.

General Observations on Fishes.--Their Locomotive Organs.--Tail.

--Fins.--Classification of Fishes by Cuvier.--Air-Bladder.--Scales.

--Beauty of the Tropical Fishes.--The Gills.--Terrestrial Voyages

of the Anabas and the Hassar.--Examples of Parental Affection.--

Organs of Sense.--Offensive Weapons of Fishes.--The Sea-Wolf.--The

Shark.--The Saw-Fish.--The Sword-Fish.--The Torpedo.--The

Star-Gazer.--The Angler.--The Chætodon Rostratus.--The Remora, used

for catching Turtles.--Defensive Weapons of Fishes.--The Weever.

--The Stickleback.--The Sun-Fish.--The Flying-Fish.--The numerous

Enemies of the Fishes.--Importance and History of the Herring

Fishery.--The Pilchard.--The Sprat.--The Anchovy.--The Cod.--The

Sturgeons.--The Salmon.--The Tunny.--The Mackerel Family.--The Eel.

--The Murey.--The Conger.--The Sand-Launce.--The Plectognaths.--The

Sea-Horse.--The Pipe-Fish.--The Flat-Fishes.--The Rays.--The

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