. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. ?/io/» 6) W. Sdvilh-K [Milf,rd-on-Sr. SUCKING-FISH B\ mCiJns of the iucker on the top oj in hcjd thi^Jiih atta^ha itself to ships and lar^ ' fishe. species is declared to be excellent eating. The Stai^-GAZER is a particularl)' ugl>'-looking fish, especiall)' note\vorth\' in that the eyes, which are on the top of the head, can be raised and depressed at pleasure, whilst the heavy jaw is armed with a freel)' moving tentacle, which, wa\'ing about in the current of water drawn in at the
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. ?/io/» 6) W. Sdvilh-K [Milf,rd-on-Sr. SUCKING-FISH B\ mCiJns of the iucker on the top oj in hcjd thi^Jiih atta^ha itself to ships and lar^ ' fishe. species is declared to be excellent eating. The Stai^-GAZER is a particularl)' ugl>'-looking fish, especiall)' note\vorth\' in that the eyes, which are on the top of the head, can be raised and depressed at pleasure, whilst the heavy jaw is armed with a freel)' moving tentacle, which, wa\'ing about in the current of water drawn in at the mouth, serves as a lure to attract small fishes, the rest of the bod\- being concealed between stones at the bottom of the sea. The Ci-L\rNr<_)N Weaver is a well-known British fish, much dreaded on account of the poisonous wounds which it inflicts unless most carefully handled, the poison being introduced by the spines of the back-fin and gill-co\'er. No special poison-organs seem to be developed, but the mucous secretion around the spines has poisonous properties. As the flesh of this fish is extremel}- palatable, fishermen remove the spines at once directly after capture. Should a wound be inflicted, great sufl'ering and occasionally death follows. Passing over one or two unimportant groups, we come to the family of the Frog-FISHES, which, but for the fact that many of its members are poisonous, calls for no special comment here. One species, however, from the coasts of Central America, possesses the distinction of having the most highly de\-eloped poison-organs of any fishes, being equalled only by the. Fhola b) Rtinha'd ThiiU &' Co ] LARGER WEAVER The spines of the frst back-ftn and of the gill-co-ver are highly poisonous iCha. 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. (Char
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