New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

aefordiPg to Cd the & temper Of the fab, or 4 is Is
or 'Iook-down' and when certain lights fa upon
its broad. fat sides II looks exactly like the fuii
out the man in the moon This Ash is common IN
the southern waters OF both the Atlantic and Pa
The angel fish was brought from Bermuda. ana
waters It combines the brilliant 5aes IN Of fSs
sapphire. TURQUOISE and emerald and sometimes
with winglike tails. and yet ii Is always what
AQUARIUM proved TO be anything but an angel
ana had to be put in tank ali by himself for
two wives Which were Brought here ' With him
ean AoSnSr S peeu%r hsh from the south is the sur
thhe me tail sharp lancetlike spine. which Be
that cross his path or his temper. FOR they aTs
sure TO get deep stab in the side
Lac, sea robins arrive coast in the spring
ana the beautiful tnts of their broad fins resemble
The NEST curious and unattractive OF all the
These ara sh Are II the green and spotted 9orays
cavern STp a8d sTa Tnqpt "a mouth that opens like
they viii stay in one position FOR a long time, as
@ @rneush 100 lazy 10 move, and vet II aroused
SUP s&gRe]rs{itious ] about the moray and believe that It
OF fish and there should be one moray in the lot the
fishermen will throw the whole catcE away. belIev-
The barndoor skate. pictured, sometimes reaches
length OF four feet and is common the Atlantic
coast Its snout Is much extended and rather
sharp. and its color is light brown with small
hermit cr6 funny e ew pfSre tbaI aEss m
home in an empty shell of some OF the snails which
II seeks for the protection of the portion OF
ITS body. which is soft When II has OutgrOWn the
smell the crab looks up larger one and after a
Careful examination of 1t. inside and out. 10 see
II the former tenant left the house in good order
II crawls out OF the u has been occupying and
packs into the larger In OF danger Mr.
HermttCrab draws back into his shell, using his
large claws TO close UP the front door and he iK
then as safe though In a fortress. Down on
the coasts OF the West India Islands and the Gulf
OF Mexico there Is found the land hermit crab,
which. as its name tells, inhabiIs the land, and
only visits the occasionally moisten its KiliS
II occupies some shell obtained from a neiEhborfna
beach, and all OF its small claws are covered with
hookltke spines which IL climb Up the tallest
trees, as II feeds entirely upon bananas
nLts
In one Of the central pools OF the Aquarium is
found the happy family which consists OF a.
dogftsh about three feet In length and the wig
gltest' specimen YOU can imagine; two big skates
and an angler about three feet long. with a great
caVernous mouth: four sturgeon. number OF whit
ing, sand shark and COnger eel about hve feet
IN length When the eel is at loss for a mud
bank In which TO hide its head will slide Il under
the body Of one of the big skates IL lies the
bottom OF the pool where Il will stay for a long
tire. and. strange to say. the skate does not ap-
pear 10 mind il bit
The Aquarium has fourteen sharks OF va
rous sizes, several large turtles OF different kinds.
and a few curious trunkish- These are triangu-
lar In shape. having their body covered with a
hard case or she'll Occasionally they rest fatty
on the pebbly bottom OF the tank and the other
day little girl who slowly settle to the
pebbles exclaimed: "Oh. see how nicely that funny
fish can sit down when he's tired!