St Nicholas [serial] . great natiwho traveled in 1820 in the valley of the Ohio, collecting and describing its animals and plants. He worked without the aid of the Govelor of wealthy institutions of learning, often traveling long distances on foot with a pack of specimens on his back. People used to 5in those days that all the great naturalists lived in Europe; and it therefore happened that he and his fishes were long neglected. Ethese errors are disappearing. *77-l THE FACES OF FISHES. 283 aey seem possessed of more than fishy knowledge,heir teeth and habits show them to be carnivor- JS. No.
St Nicholas [serial] . great natiwho traveled in 1820 in the valley of the Ohio, collecting and describing its animals and plants. He worked without the aid of the Govelor of wealthy institutions of learning, often traveling long distances on foot with a pack of specimens on his back. People used to 5in those days that all the great naturalists lived in Europe; and it therefore happened that he and his fishes were long neglected. Ethese errors are disappearing. *77-l THE FACES OF FISHES. 283 aey seem possessed of more than fishy knowledge,heir teeth and habits show them to be carnivor- JS. No. 4 is the Stone-Lugger (Hypentelium nigri-:,ns, Le Sueur), belonging to the family of suck-s. It shows its relationship in this front view of; mouth, looking as if pouting. It is found onmy ripples, where it lies head up-stream, in smallmpanies; and when disturbed, it darts swiftlyay. It is a fish of such singular beauty whenlall, that it would be adapted for the aquarium,re it not almost impossible to obtain specimens. NO. 3. LOG-PERCH. mall size ; it having, probably, a rapid supposed to be by preference an eater ofetables, but is often caught with a hook baited11 \\ worms. It gets its name of lugger in the1 th, and of toter in the South, from a sup-id habit of carrying small stones on its head.;, certain that it moves stones by inserting itshead under them. 0. 5 is called the Goblin (Pegedicthys icta-: [is, Raf.). It is the fresh-water representative. ij, 1 le family of cottoids, most of its relatives thriv-
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