TION. 



300 OPAH DOREE. Class IV. 



bone, resembling the keel of a ship ; the flesh 

 looked, and tasted like beef.* 



I find a more ample description of another, by 

 Mr. Robert Harrison, of Newcastle. 

 Descrip- Newcastle, Sept. 12, 1769. " On Saturday 

 last was thrown upon the sands at Blyth, a very 

 rare and beautiful fish, weighing between seventy 

 and eighty pounds, shaped like the sea bream. 

 The length was three feet and an half; the 

 breadth from back to belly almost two feet ; but 

 the thickness from side to side not above six 

 inches. The mouth small for the size of the 

 fish, forming a square opening, and without any 

 teeth in the jaws. The tongue thick, resem- 

 bling that of a man, but rough and thick set 

 with beards or prickles, pointing backwards, so 

 that any thing might easily pass down, but 

 could not easily return back, therefore these 

 might serve instead of teeth to retain its prey. 

 The eyes remarkahly large, covered with a 

 membrane, and shining with a glare of gold. 

 The cover of the gills like the salmon. The 

 body diminishes very much to the tail, which is 

 forked, and expands twelve inches ; the gill fins 

 are broad, about eight inches long, and play 



* This description was sent to me by a gentleman, who saw 

 the fish soon after it was taken. 



