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56 FAMILY ZENID.E; DORY; BLEPHARIS. 



aspect of which will be better understood from the accompany! 

 figure, than from any technical description. This fish has been 



in great repute 

 amongst epicures, 

 even from the time 

 of the Romans ; it 

 is not very com- 

 mon upon our own 

 coasts, being nearly 

 restricted to Devon 

 and Cornwall ; but 

 it is more abun- 

 dant in warmer la- 

 titudes. The name 

 John Dory, by 

 which it is com- 

 monly known in this country, is evidently a corruption of the 

 French jaune dore, or golden yellow ; which applies to the colour 



FIG. 378. THE DORY. 



FIG. 379. BLEPHARIS. 



of its lighter parts when the fish is alive. Another fish of thia 

 family, no less remarkable for its form, is the Blepharis ; of which 



