HALIEUTICA, I. 153-168 



his dark recess and comes not forth so long as the 

 breath of the fierce star prevails. 



A fish there is which haunts the sea-washed rocks," 

 yellow of aspect and in like build unto the Grey 

 Mullet ; some men call him Adonis '' ; others name 

 him the Sleeper-out, because he takes his sleep out- 

 side the sea and comes to the land, alone of all them 

 that have gills, those folds of the mouth, on either 

 side. For when calm " hushes the works of the 

 glancing sea, he hastes with the hasting tide and, 

 stretched upon the rocks, takes his rest in fine 

 weather. But he fears the race of sea-birds "* which 

 are hostile to him ; if he sees any of them approach, 

 he hops Uke a dancer until, as he rolls on and on, 

 the sea-wave receives him safe from the rocks. 



Others Uve both among the rocks and in the sands ; 



t<ros icrri toTs irapaiyiaXiTais KfiXTptvLCTKots, Plin. ix. 70 

 Miratur et Arcadia suura exocoetura, appellatum ab eo quod 

 in siccum somni causa exeat. Circa Clitorium vocalis hie 

 traditur et sine branchiis, idem aiiquis Adonis dictus. Pliny 

 confuses with Clearchus's account of exocoetus another 

 passage of Clearchus which immediately follows in Athen. 

 33-2 f irei rive^ tCjv Ix^vujv ovk fx"'''''** ^P^X^" <pdiyyovTai, 

 ToiovToi 5' elfflv oi irepl KXeiropa ttjs 'ApKadias iv toj Addwyi 

 KaKovfjLfvu) irorafu^' (pdeyyovrai yap Kal iroXvv fixov aworeXovcnv 

 {cf. Pausan. viii. 21. -2). 



* Clearch. ap. Athen. 333 d Srav ^ ya\-i)vrj, cwf^opovtras 

 Tip Ki'fiari Keirai eri tQv ■jrerpidiwi' iroXvy XP^''*"' dvairai'Sfievos iv 

 '''V ^VPV '^"■'^ fjL€Ta<XTpi<f>fc fiev eaiTov irpos rbv fiXiov' orav 5' 

 iKavQs avT<^ to. vpbi ttjv avairavaiv ixVj 'TpoffKvXivdeirai tQ vypi^, 

 fi^xp^ o^ ^1' irdXti' viro\a^bv avrbv rb /cvjua KareviyKT) ft-fra rrjs 

 avappoias et's ttji' d6.\a(Tffav, 



* Clearch. I.e. dray 5' eyprjyopojs iv ti^ ^VPV '''^XVi ^i'^ottctcu 

 tCjv opviduv Toi'S TrapevSiaarai KaXovfiivoi'S, wv icrri icrjpvXoi, 

 TpoxiXos, (cat 6 rj KpeKl Trpo<T€/i<p€pTii iptaSiS^' ovrot yap iv toij 

 evSiais irapa rb ^rjpbv vefj.bu.evoi. iroXXctK'ts avrQ repixiTrTovcnv, oPs 

 drav rpotSTjrat. <pevyei ttjoQv Kai iavaipuiv, eojs d.v eii rb t'Swp 

 diroKv^iaTT)<Tri. 



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