274 ^HE DRACONET. 



filvery blue ; and upon the top of the head is a liiang-u- 

 lar fpot of a purplifh colour. It frequents the Britijls 

 feas but rarely ; Willoughhy, however, afltrts that it 

 is frequently feen in the filh markets of Rome and Ge- 

 noa: Its flelli refembles that of the bull-head, and its 

 roanner of feeding is the fame. 



