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fo nenr the throat, that the anus is fituated ahnoll imme-* 

 diately below the angle of the lower jaw. This fi(h is 

 fold in the ma: Lets of Rcme; but its flefh, according to 

 Roudt^etius, is of a very indifferent quality*. 



The only remaining fiili of this genus is the red cepo- 

 la, called by the Genoefe cavagiro f . The body of this fpe- 

 cito is more {lender and compreffed than that of the eel i 

 Th."! fides, back, and tail, are of a pale red ; the belly 

 Tshite, and the whole body is deftitute of fcales. The 

 dorfal fin begins immediately behind the head, extending 

 along the back till it meets the anal fin oppofite to it, at 

 the extremity of the tail. In the larger filhes, thefe fins 

 difplay a great brilliancy of colour ; at the bafe they are 

 of a beautiful yellow, and at the top a fine purple. The 

 ventral and perioral fins are placed exadly oppofite t0 

 each other, upon the thorax. 



* Dc pifcibus. t yi<^i Will. p. 1 1?. 



