The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ACANTIIOPTEKYGII. 301. fishes with the mouth greatly projectile, and few and weak teeth. They differ much, and n-quiie division into various subgenera. Zeus^ the I>or>, hns the first dorsal deeply notchedbetween the spines, An<l the intermediate menibrunesextend into long filaments, together with the forkedspines alunf? the bases of the dorsals and the species, the Common Dory (John Dory) is yel-lowish brown, with golden or silvery relleftio
The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ACANTIIOPTEKYGII. 301. fishes with the mouth greatly projectile, and few and weak teeth. They differ much, and n-quiie division into various subgenera. Zeus^ the I>or>, hns the first dorsal deeply notchedbetween the spines, An<l the intermediate menibrunesextend into long filaments, together with the forkedspines alunf? the bases of the dorsals and the species, the Common Dory (John Dory) is yel-lowish brown, with golden or silvery relleftions,according to the position of the li;;ht, with a rourulblack Mpot margined with white on the shoulder.[The Dory has been a renowned tish since the days ofthe ancients, who styled it not the fish of Jove, butZiuSf that is, Jove himself. The religious also claimedit as the Tribute-money-fish,* from the black marksof the thumb and finjjers of St. Peter on the shoulders,in which it is the rival of the Haddock—neither ofwhich fishes Peter had any chance of seeing. It isstill held in great estimation by epicures; and being a^ound fish, it keeps two or thr
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