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Show Halt Wator I'l.l-Tho I'l.l-Tho number of pec!c of flslie Ut Ing habitually In the salt waters of the world can only be approximately estimated, probably about ten thou-Band. thou-Band. Thoso clacd a "horo fishes llvo, n n rulo, closo to the surfat and near tho land, and are woll known to the alt water angler In his outlngi as tho wcakflsh, striped ba, klngfUn, etc Of the shore flshc there aro about four thousand pecle. The pelagic flstiei," or those which Inhabit the upper up-per water of tho cai, are relatively few In number. Tho "deep-sea fishes." which llvo In depths varying from two hundred fathom to twenty five bun-drod bun-drod fathom, cannot he even approximately approxi-mately eatimatcd, a new species are being constantly discovered - Fteld and Stream. |