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CHAPTER XVIII. 



ANGUILLA AUCTORUM- 



•EEL. 



This most singular fish is deemed by most 

 persons who have eaten it, as one of the very best 

 for the table. 



It belongs to the soft finned fish, and has no 

 ventral fins, the dorsal, caudal and anal, being- 

 one continuous fin ; its body is long and slender 

 without scales : has no gill covers, but simply 

 openings which are small and lie a little below 

 the insertion of the pectoral, fins. Its color is 

 brown or greenish brown above, fading into a 

 dirty white below. 



Its size varies from a few ounces to several 



