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" A curious parallel to this is mentioned in his account of 

 the present-day fishing for the Belone by Apost. p. 41 : 

 " quelques-uns eifrayes, au debut, fuient au large, mais ils 

 reviennent aussitot rejoindre la grande bande qui n'a pas 

 bouge." 



* Dentex imlgaris Cuv., one of the Sea-breams {Sparidae), 

 M.G. cvvaypiSa (Apost. p. 18). Cf. A. 591 a 11, bo, 10; 

 598 a 13; 610 b 5; Epicharm. ap. Athen. 322 b awbSovTds 

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