The history of esculent fish . the teeth are fmall, but very numerous;the body compreffed on the fides; towaids the tail, it israther ilender, and fomewhat angular. The firft dorfal fin isplaced a little behind the perioral fin; it is triangular, andhas nine or ten ftiffrays; die fecond has twelve foft rays, and liesat a diftance from the other; the pectoral has twenty, and theventral fix rays: at the bafe of the annal fin, is a long the laft dorfil and the tail, are five fmall fins; thefame number, likewife, betwixt the anal and the tail. Thetail is broad and femilunar; the colo
The history of esculent fish . the teeth are fmall, but very numerous;the body compreffed on the fides; towaids the tail, it israther ilender, and fomewhat angular. The firft dorfal fin isplaced a little behind the perioral fin; it is triangular, andhas nine or ten ftiffrays; die fecond has twelve foft rays, and liesat a diftance from the other; the pectoral has twenty, and theventral fix rays: at the bafe of the annal fin, is a long the laft dorfil and the tail, are five fmall fins; thefame number, likewife, betwixt the anal and the tail. Thetail is broad and femilunar; the colour of the back and fidesabove the lateral line is beautiful green, variegated with blacklines pointing downwards; beneath the line, the belly is ofa beautiful filvery colour. The eyes of the Mackarel arealmoft covered with a white film, which grows in winter,during which time they are nearly blind: they call it inthe beginning of fummer. It is in high eftimation amongfl; the Romans, becaufe itfurnifhed the precious garum. n6 ^. _ t*
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