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Death's-head Crab excellent in soup, the Turk Crab, 

 or Granc tat toroc, and the Sea Cock or Serduk 

 el bahar, a gigantic mollusc of a dark claret colour 

 with an internal shell. 



The Hermit crabs number eight varieties, and 

 are plentiful. The Pacjurus Prideauxii which loves 

 the anemone so well, is not as common as the 

 other varieties. 



The Hairy Porcelain crab is abundant, but not 

 so the minute variety. The White and Rough Craw- 

 fish, and the Spiny Lobster dear to epicures be- 

 sides other varieties are common in the markets. The 

 Common and Banded Shrimp, and the Common Prawn 

 must not be omitted. 



The Phyllosomidae have but one representative, 

 and Squilla mantis known as Cicala Baida also stands 

 alone. The Fishing or Shore Worm is used as bait 

 for fish of the Sparus tribe. Its English name is 

 the Sea Slater. Three species of Wood-lice are met 

 with. Several varieties of Water Fleas, three or four 

 kinds of Cowries, one of which Cypris Pubena has a 

 horny bivalve shell like a mollusc, and the active Cyc- 

 lops vulgaris may be mentioned. 



To quote the Eevd. H. Seddall once more. 

 <( Many of the crustaceans may be taken with a 

 common dip or landing net from the rocks and 

 quays by drawing it through the seaweed: others 

 by dredging the beds of Zostera in the bays or 



