. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. eCod. a well boat, tlirough , so that the cod-fish Sov'jial successful â ve this fish in salt ! well. The fecundity e of one tixh having ec/ffi. The Whiting lordinary instance ot Qistancos. We have ! up])er side is diirk, word 'side' is used lie on their sides at NATURAL niSTOnV. 441 tlie hottoui of the water while undisturbed, or merely feeding. Wlicn, however, tiiey are alarmed, they raiiidly itssiime the vertical posilicjn, and dart off witli great speed. The dark upper surface serves to protect them from b
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. eCod. a well boat, tlirough , so that the cod-fish Sov'jial successful â ve this fish in salt ! well. The fecundity e of one tixh having ec/ffi. The Whiting lordinary instance ot Qistancos. We have ! up])er side is diirk, word 'side' is used lie on their sides at NATURAL niSTOnV. 441 tlie hottoui of the water while undisturbed, or merely feeding. Wlicn, however, tiiey are alarmed, they raiiidly itssiime the vertical posilicjn, and dart off witli great speed. The dark upper surface serves to protect them from becoming t«.o vislijie to enemies above. The two eyes are also placed on the ni)i)er side of the head for obvious reasons. In fact, the whole tish ai)pears as if it had been laid (jn its side, and rolled tlivt, the head also being twisted round, and the lower eye re- moved to the upper surface. Family VII. I'ioiU'OUectlilK.â«;r. HKfupor, a rilj or sale; vtiktSi; power of swiiuTaiiij/.' PsETTA.â(Or. VJJTTo, 11 Turbot.). Maxima (Lat. greatest), the Turhot. The TunnoT is found on the coasts of most parts of England, hut is mostly couthied to the southern coasts of Ireland. The fishery is conducted both by nets and lines. The net, called the haul-net, drag's from the b(jttoin not only turbots lint other flat fish, such as soles and plaice. The line, used when the bottom of the sea is too deep or rocky for the net, is armed with many hooks, baited with smelts and other small fish. Tiie lampern, or river lamprey, was formerly in very great. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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