 Its curious shape, therefore, may in some way be connected with its living under conditions of great pressure where most fishes develop huge heads and spindling trunks. Small specimens are fairly common in the warmer seas. Large specimens, however, rarely...  Adventures in Angling: A Book of Salt Water Fishing - Page 199by Van Campen Heilner - 1922 - 229 pagesFull view - About this book
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...great pressure, where most fishes develop huge heads and spindling trunks. Small specimens of sunfish are fairly common in the warmer seas. Large specimens...however rarely come to the hands of the naturalist, so- the present fish has a certain merit since it is apparently the largest of its kind to find its... | |
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