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disposition, both are most in evidence on our coast 

 in the warmer months, both come from southern 

 latitudes, and both are found in docks and estu- 

 aries and alongside piers and quays. In their 

 feeding arrangements, however, two fishes could 



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hardly differ more, for the bass is a dashing hunter 

 of smaller fry, while the grey mullet^ is j. a soft, 

 grubbing feeder, more like a roach. Experts, 

 who have made a study of its habits at Margate 

 and elsewhere, say that it shows an exclusive 

 taste for soft food, whether this be the vegetable 



