Gilligan wrote:

"Nav" wrote in message
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"1776 PENNANT Zool. III. 283 Garpike..this fish, which is found in many
places, is known by the name of the Sea-Needle. 1849 Zoologist VII. 2395
The gar-pike of the western rivers. 1866 OWEN Anat. Vertebrates I. iv.
275 The Tench, the Garpike, and the common Eel. 1883 Harper's Mag. Mar.
515/2 The gar-pike of Western lakes."




You forgot the part where the fish is describe is terms of blood, phlegm,
bile, and faeces.


Just pointing outthat garfish is an old term still used today. e.g.

http://www.webdelsol.com/CLR/works/spitzer_garfish.htm

Cheers