OPPIAN 



fXifJivei 8' lyKarahvs okotlov [xv)(6v, oi58e irdpoiOev 

 epX^rat,, oaaov drjaLV eirl xpovov dypios darrjp. 



"EoTi. Se TLS TTerpr^aLV aXiKkuaroiai fMefJirjXios, 151 

 ^avOos IBelv, KecrrpevaL (f)vrjv ivaXlyKLos l-)(QvSy 

 rov fxepoTTOiv erepoL p,€V eTTiKXeiovaiv dhcoviv, 

 dXXoL S' i^d)KOLTOv e<j)rip.i(7av , owe/ca Koiras 

 iicros dXos riderai, p.ovvos S' ctti X'^paov d/xetjSct, 

 ocraoi ye ^pdyxf], crrd/xaTOS TTTVxdS, a/x^t? exovaiv. 16| 

 eure ydp evvrjarj x'^poTrrjs dXog epya yaX-^vrj, 

 avrdp o y' eaavp.evoia(, avvopp.T]deis podioiaL, 

 Trerpais dp^cfyLradecs ap,7Taverat evhiov vttvov. 

 opvidcov 8' dXiojv rpop^eei yevos, ol ol eaai 

 hv(jp,€V€€S' Tcbv yjv nv* iaadprjaj) TreXdaavra, 

 TrdXXeraL opxf]crTTJpL TraveiKeXos, o^pa e ttovtov 

 TTpoTTpoKvXcvhopevov (TTnAciScov aTTO x^^H'^ aawarj. 



01 8e /cat iv TTerprjai /cat ev ifjapLadoLai vep.ovTai, 



" Ciearchus ap. Athen. 33^ d icrrl b' 6 (^wkoltos tQv 

 irerpaLuv Kai ^lorevei, ire pi tovs werpilidfis tottovs. 



* One of the Blennies {H. i. 109 n.). The description by 

 Clearch. ap. Athen. 332 c 6 i^wKotros tx^i'S. 5" ^"loi /caXoOtriv 

 'Aduviv, TOiVoyixa fxev ttK7]<pe 5ia to TroWoLKis rds draTraiVaj Ifoj 

 Tov vypov irouladai.' earrl 8^ viroTrvppos Kai dirb rCjv ^payxit^v 

 eKaripwdep tov ffiofiaTOS fJ-^XP'- ''"'75 KepKov /xiav ix^'- SirjvfKrj XenKTjv 

 pd/35ov suggests Montague's Blenny {B. Muntaffui). For 

 its habit (shared by other species of Blenny) of remaining 

 for hours out of the water cf. Day i. p. 201 ; cf. Hesych. k. 

 'ASuji'i.s' t'x^i'S daXdcratos, oC fiv7]/j.ovev€i KX^apxoi ; s. efoiKOiros* 

 tl5os ixdvos, Kai 'Adupts. Ael. ix. 36, describing the habits 

 of e^wKoiTos or 'ASwj'ts, calls it a y^vos KecrTpews (so too Phil. 

 114), a misunderstanding of Oppian's KecxTpedffi <f>vr]v ivaXiyKios, 

 which appears to be based on Clearch. I.e. Kara to /jjeyedos 



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