Show THE SMALLEST FISH The a minute fish fisl in PhilIppine Philippine Phil Phil- waters is like any other other fish fish in shape and proportion so far as the Untrained untrained untrained un un- trained eye can see On account of its phenomenal minuteness it is almost transparent It has a black chin a ablack ablack ablack black line down Its centre behind the anal fin and a few black spots on its back Many of ot the specimens dissected under the microscope contained ripe eggs comparable with the merest needle point and measuring 1 of an aninch aninch aninch inch in diameter The females are slightly larger than the m males les The former average a fraction more than half an Inch in length the males just justa a half inch The smallest mature specimens specimens specimens' spec spec- are but fifths two of an inch from tip of ot nose to point of tail Providence i Journal |