. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . This well-known and delicious fish is remarkable for one extraordinarycircumstance; they have been known to feed on shell-fish, although theyare furnished with no apparatus whatever in their mouth for reducing themto a state calculated for digestion. The stomach, however, has a dissolventpower, which makes up for the want of masticating apparatus. But themost usual food for soles is the spawn and young of other fish. THE LUMP FISH, LUMPSUCKER, OR SEA OWL,*. Is s
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . This well-known and delicious fish is remarkable for one extraordinarycircumstance; they have been known to feed on shell-fish, although theyare furnished with no apparatus whatever in their mouth for reducing themto a state calculated for digestion. The stomach, however, has a dissolventpower, which makes up for the want of masticating apparatus. But themost usual food for soles is the spawn and young of other fish. THE LUMP FISH, LUMPSUCKER, OR SEA OWL,*. Is sixteen inches in length, and its weight about four pounds; the shape ofthe body is like that of the bream, deep, and it swims edgewise, the back issharp and elevated, and the belly flat; the lips, mouth, and tongue of thisanimal are of a deep red; the whole skin is rough, with bony knobs, thelargest row is along the ridge of the back ; the belly is of a bright crimsoncolor ; but what makes the chief singularity in this fish, is an oval aperturein the belly, surrounded with a fleshy, soft substance, that seems bearded allround; by means of this part it adheres with vast force to any thing itpleases. If flung into a pail of water, it will stick so close to the bottom,that on taking the fish by the tail, one may lift up pail and all, though ithold several gallons of water. Great numbers of these fish are found along 1 Solea vulgaris, Cuv. This genus has the mouth twisted to the side opposite to theeyes ; jaws destitute of teeth on the eye side; body oblong; dorsal fin commencing at t
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