. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 82 THE OCEAN. eye of the turbot-fisher, with its powers sharpened by interest, fails to detect a fish when thus con- cealed, and he is obliged to have recourse to another sense, tracing lines upon the mud with an iron- pointed pole, that the touch may discover the latent fish. In the structure of the head, again, there is a peculiar and very remarkable provision for the. TURBOT-BOAT OFF SCARBOROUGH. wants of the creature. If the eyes were placed as in all other animals, one on e
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 82 THE OCEAN. eye of the turbot-fisher, with its powers sharpened by interest, fails to detect a fish when thus con- cealed, and he is obliged to have recourse to another sense, tracing lines upon the mud with an iron- pointed pole, that the touch may discover the latent fish. In the structure of the head, again, there is a peculiar and very remarkable provision for the. TURBOT-BOAT OFF SCARBOROUGH. wants of the creature. If the eyes were placed as in all other animals, one on each side of the head, it is plain that the fiat-fishes habitually grovelling in the manner described, would be deprived of the sight of one eye, which being always buried in the mud would be quite useless. To meet this difii- culty, the spine is distorted, taking, near the head, a sudden twist to one side, and thus the two eyes. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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