Chapter XII: The Marine Fishes

General Observations on Fishes.--Their Locomotive Organs.--Tail.
--Fins.--Classification of Fishes by Cuvier.--Air-Bladder.--Scales.
--Beauty of the Tropical Fishes.--The Gills.--Terrestrial Voyages
of the Anabas and the Hassar.--Examples of Parental Affection.--
Organs of Sense.--Offensive Weapons of Fishes.--The Sea-Wolf.--The
Shark.--The Saw-Fish.--The Sword-Fish.--The Torpedo.--The
Star-Gazer.--The Angler.--The Chætodon Rostratus.--The Remora, used
for catching Turtles.--Defensive Weapons of Fishes.--The Weever.
--The Stickleback.--The Sun-Fish.--The Flying-Fish.--The numerous
Enemies of the Fishes.--Importance and History of the Herring
Fishery.--The Pilchard.--The Sprat.--The Anchovy.--The Cod.--The
Sturgeons.--The Salmon.--The Tunny.--The Mackerel Family.--The Eel.
--The Murey.--The Conger.--The Sand-Launce.--The Plectognaths.--The
Sea-Horse.--The Pipe-Fish.--The Flat-Fishes.--The Rays.--The
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