]82 ACANTHOPTERYGII. SEA-BREAM FAMILY. 



feeds more on marine vegetables, upon which it 

 becomes exceedingly fat. It enters harbours, and is 

 frequently taken by anglers : he has never known it 

 to assemble in shoals, and it is seldom taken of a 

 small size. Colonel Montague informs us it is no 

 less common than the Red Bream, and is considered 

 of less value ; Cuvier and Valenciennes remark that 

 its flesh is firm and well-tasted. 



