Show ins ini are queer fish the long horned Is one of t the he strangest fish inhabiting the eastern waters ot of america it has a bighead ornamented with many sharp spines with which it often wounds unwary fishermen Us its mouth la Is big enough to swallow objects much larger than its own comparatively small body it changes color as readily as a chameleon in spite of tills armament ins are not quick to attack they prefer to lie quietly and rely on their color to hide them they make themselves look especially vicious when attacked when lying in the shelter of a dark rock covered with bar anacles and ornamented with pink brown or green plants ins will have a dark ground color with spots of pink brown and green on a patch of green sea lettuce it will be aall all green on brown it will be all brown on white sand it will be as 03 pale as the sand |