. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. HABITS OF TIIH PILOT-FLSII. 273 ,..cPo,nplish.,.l navm os an inton-stins anedoto of a ; rontinuallv wavnoa of a bait,.! hook l.,s httlo friends, who struck tlicir nosos against 1 Is sS ^,.vor ho turned towards tho bait. At last, however, he daslied at tlic t mS Tiinrs.;! and was captured, to the sorrow of the rilot-fishes, wlio swam about for somo inne ,n search of their friend, and then darted down into tl>e d
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. HABITS OF TIIH PILOT-FLSII. 273 ,..cPo,nplish.,.l navm os an inton-stins anedoto of a ; rontinuallv wavnoa of a bait,.! hook l.,s httlo friends, who struck tlicir nosos against 1 Is sS ^,.vor ho turned towards tho bait. At last, however, he daslied at tlic t mS Tiinrs.;! and was captured, to the sorrow of the rilot-fishes, wlio swam about for somo inne ,n search of their friend, and then darted down into tl>e deptlis oAheta Mr. Lennett ni the work to wliicli allusion has lately been made, has'some very runousjind intcrestmg observations on fhis fish, which nnist bo given inTis oZ !i "â â¢' t is found in the. duotor. ts, but seems to Tilot-fisli are almost mvariably found in attendance tho sluirU, thourrh the iKiture ot then- connexion witl, tliat ferocious iisli is someuhat mvsferious Tliev will accompany ships for a c.:.nsidcral>le after their ],atr.,n shark" has been destroyed ⢠but 1 am not aware that they ],ave ever been seen, like the remora, attending upon otbe; lar^e irsh, whales, or mrscellancous floating bodies. Tlie structure of their moutl. and he contents of then- stomach, winch are usually small fish, denote that they are accustomed 0 .seek their food in a very manner. We ma'ny of them also by hook and hue, baited with llcsh ; nor did tiiey refuse the bait even when the were in company with a .shark. â¢'^ "ne m The reputation this fish has obtained of being the shark's pilot or provider (and which has ,sanchoned its ) would appear to be groundless, weri we guided on by u' want oi snndar precedents ,n the animal kingdom. A fact, howevcn-, which came during a voyage from India, in the year \m2, led me to believe hat tiiere IS .some just foundation for this pop
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