Sport and General Photo. THIS "DEVIL FISH," caught near Capetown, weighed over 200 lb, and was caught by fishermen using a line and shark-skin for bait. It had three "sucking fish" attached to it when it was caught. The "sucking fish," or remora, was anciently believed to be able to delay the progress of a ship to which it fastened itself.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19315, 4 May 1937, Page 12
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61Sport and General Photo. THIS "DEVIL FISH," caught near Capetown, weighed over 200lb, and was caught by fishermen using a line and shark-skin for bait. It had three "sucking fish" attached to it when it was caught. The "sucking fish," or remora, was anciently believed to be able to delay the progress of a ship to which it fastened itself. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19315, 4 May 1937, Page 12
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