. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. 124 THE BOY ANGLERS rough over its surface, while the porcupine fish is cov- ered with spines, and when brought to the surface has a pecuhar habit of inflating itself. In the sharks we find no scales, the skin being a shagreen. In shape there is. An ancient fish. great variety, ranging from the strange and beautiful John Doree to the moonfish. In the skeleton of the fish we see how it is braced, there being apparently two back-bones; but
. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. 124 THE BOY ANGLERS rough over its surface, while the porcupine fish is cov- ered with spines, and when brought to the surface has a pecuhar habit of inflating itself. In the sharks we find no scales, the skin being a shagreen. In shape there is. An ancient fish. great variety, ranging from the strange and beautiful John Doree to the moonfish. In the skeleton of the fish we see how it is braced, there being apparently two back-bones; but the upper is merely the dorsal fin. 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915. New York, D. Appleton
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