. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. SCORPION-FISHES AND SLIME-HEADS 219 seaweed than parts of the fish. These appendages, by their waving motion, serve either to attract other fishes or to afford conceahiient by their resemblance to tlie surrounding weeds. The ground-dwelHng forms have some of the ra\'s of the breast-fin modified into finger- like processes, like those of the Gurnards, by which they both crawl and feci. Some members of the family bear a rather close resemblance to the Sea-perches. In addition to their ug
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. SCORPION-FISHES AND SLIME-HEADS 219 seaweed than parts of the fish. These appendages, by their waving motion, serve either to attract other fishes or to afford conceahiient by their resemblance to tlie surrounding weeds. The ground-dwelHng forms have some of the ra\'s of the breast-fin modified into finger- like processes, like those of the Gurnards, by which they both crawl and feci. Some members of the family bear a rather close resemblance to the Sea-perches. In addition to their ugli- ness, some have become especially ofionsixe b\' the transformation of certain (jf the fin-spines into poison-organs. One of the ugliest, and at the same time most dreaded, of the family is the ST(jxe-KISII â figured on page 619. I'^ach spine of the back fin is grooved. At the lower end of these grooves lies a pear-shaped bag containing a milky poison, which is con\'eyed to the point of the spine by ducts lying in the grooves. The native fishermen carefully avoid handling these fish; but persons walking with bare feet in the sea step upon the spines, and, receiving the poison into the wound, are killed. r " ' '. â /!â '' Ilk^lt. 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 Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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