80 BRITISH FISH AND FISHERIES. 



son- Saint-Piei've. The tenn may be a corrup- 

 tion of either _;'«« 2 <ore or jaune doree. Pennant 

 calls this iish the Doree. To the ancients it was 

 known by the name of Zens, or Jupiter. 



On our coast, the dory is found along Hamp- 

 shire and Sussex, Cornwall and Devonshire, 

 occasionally it is taken off Yarmouth, and more 

 rarely still further north. It visits some part 

 of the Irish coast, but not, we believe, in abun- 

 dance. It is common around the French and 

 Spanish coasts, and in the IMediterranean. It 

 is said to follow the shoals of pilchards, on 

 which it preys ; it also devours small cuttle-fish. 

 Autumn and winter are the principal seasons 

 in which it is taken ; its flesh is firm, and re- 

 garded as improved by keeping for a few days. 



As its form sufiiciently indicates, the dory 

 is by no means rapid in its movements ; 

 it wanders leisurely through the deep water, 

 often drifting with the current, though it can, 

 no doubt, exert itself vigorously enough when 

 prompted by its appetite. 



The head of this fish is large and inelegant ; 

 the body is much compressed, and of an oval 

 form ; the spines of the first dorsal fin are pro- 

 jecting, and accompanied by long filaments, and 

 there are spinous scales along the dorsal and 

 ventral edges. The mouth is armed with 



