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! A Huge Fish.—Mr. Martial Ogeron ! gives us the following description of a monster of the finny tribe lately killed by ! him off the mouth of the Lafourche in the breakers : Length of the body from point of nose to the tail, 14 feet; length of tail, G feel; extreme width on the back, 20 feet; thickness from top of back to bottom of belly, 7 feet; width of mouth 3 feet 6 inches, with horns on either side, 3 feet lotig ; cavity of brain, 9 by 18 inches.This huge monster, when killed, was lying wiih his month open catching small fish, on whidb it is supposed to subsist. It was shot through the head, at the distance I of about fire paces, and immediately sunk to the bottom. It was then fastened to, and towed in to shore, where it was dis-i seeled for the purpose of being converted | into oil; but a storm arising, the captor ; was forced to abandon the project and fly j for safety. Its liver was the »i*e of a rice ! cask. The exterior of this fish was cov.1 ered with a skin resembling more that of an elephant than anything else to which ! we can compare it.Mr. Ogeron is a seafaring man, and says he has never before seen a fish of this description in our waters. What ' kind of a fish is it, and where did H come! ! from ? Let us hear from ydu, naturalists!| fTbibodtnz Minerva.; We have not a doubt but this is the | veritable devil fish, so common on the shores of our southern Atlantic States, and noted for his devlish pranks with: boats’ anchors, etc. There is a book: somewhere entitled, we believe, M Devil j i Fishing on the Coast of the Carolines.”! If you can find it, Miss Minerva, yon may ; be thoroughly enlightened.—{Ed. Cebes.
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Houma Ceres
Houma, Louisiana, US
Sat, Nov 22, 1856
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