More than one species of fish that cannot swim are known to naturalists. Perhaps the most singular of these is the maltha, a Brazilian fish, whose organs of locomotion only enable it to crawl or walk or hop. The anterior (pectoral) fins of the maltha, which are quite small, are not capable of acting on the water, but can only move backward and forward, having truly the form of thin paws. Both these and the ventral and anal fins are very different from the similar fins in other fishes, and could not serve for swimming at all. Other examples of non-swimming fishes include the sea-horse, another most peculiarly shaped inhabitant of the sea, and the starfish.
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420—Buffalo Bill and Old Weasel-top; or, The Man From Nowhar.
421—Buffalo Bill's Steel Arm Pard; or, Old Weasel-top's Mission.
422—Buffalo Bill's Aztec Guide; or, The White Indian.
423—Buffalo Bill and Little Firefly; or, Playing with Death.
424—Buffalo Bill in the Aztec City; or, Little Firefly's Friendship.
425—Buffalo Bill's Balloon Escape; or, Out of the Grip of the Great Swamp.
426—Buffalo Bill and the Guerrillas; or, The Flower Girl of San Felipe.
427—Buffalo Bill's Border War; or, The Mexican Vendetta.
428—Buffalo Bill's Mexican Mix-up; or, The Bullfighter's Defiance.
429—Buffalo Bill and the Gamecock; or, The Red Trail on the Canadian.
430—Buffalo Bill and the Cheyenne Raiders; or, The Spurs of the Gamecock.
431—Buffalo Bill's Whirlwind Finish; or, The Gamecock Wins.