Fishes . -1 Fio. 670.—Fnif^li-ih, Anlennnrus scaher (Cuvier).. Puerto Rico. The Batfishes: Ogcocephalidae.—The batfishes, Ogcocephalidce,are anglers with the body depressed and covered with hardbony warts. The mouth is small and the bony bases of the Order Pediculati: the Anglers yrr pectoral and ventral fins are longer than in any other of theanglers. The species live in the warm seas, some in very shallowwater, others descending to great depths, the deep-sea formsbeing small and more or less degenerate. These walk along liketoads on the sea-bottoms; the ventrals, being jugular, act as forele

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Fishes . -1 Fio. 670.—Fnif^li-ih, Anlennnrus scaher (Cuvier).. Puerto Rico. The Batfishes: Ogcocephalidae.—The batfishes, Ogcocephalidce,are anglers with the body depressed and covered with hardbony warts. The mouth is small and the bony bases of the Order Pediculati: the Anglers yrr pectoral and ventral fins are longer than in any other of theanglers. The species live in the warm seas, some in very shallowwater, others descending to great depths, the deep-sea formsbeing small and more or less degenerate. These walk along liketoads on the sea-bottoms; the ventrals, being jugular, act as forelegs and the pectorals extend behind them as hind legs. The common sea-bat, or diablo, of the West Indies, Ogcocepha-lus vespertilio, is dusky in color with the belly coppery reaches the length of a foot. The angling spine is very short,hidden under the long stiff process of the snout. Farther north

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