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MUGILIML 

 Measurements (in millimetres) and numbers of scales. 



Total length (without caudal) 



Depth of body 



Length of head 



Width of head 



Length of snout 



Diameter of eye 



Interorbital width , 



Longest dorsal spine 



,, „ soft ray 



„ anal soft ray 



Length of pectoral 



Number of scales in longitudinal series 

 „ transverse series . . 



1. 



2. 



i 



3. 



4. 



5. 



235 



210 



180 



165 



145 



57 



51 



43 



37 



33 



54 



48 



42 



37 



36 



35 



32 



25 



22 



21 



11 



11 



10 



9 



8 



11 



11 



11 



9 



10 



24 



20 



16 



16 



15 



30 



2d 



24 



24 



21 



27 



24 



22 



21 



18 



28 



27 



24 



21 



20 



45 



42 



35 



34 



29 



43 



44 



46 



45 



45 



13 



14 



14 



14 



14 



1, 2, 3. L. Borollos. — Loat. 4, 5. L. Menzaleh. — Loat. 



Mucjil auratus inhabits the coasts of Europe and North and West Africa, from 

 Scandinavia to the Congo. It seldom enters rivers, and Mr. Loat did not obtain 

 specimens in fresh water ; but Cuvier and Valenciennes's M. cryptoehilus, which is 

 undoubtedly identical with M. auratus, is stated to be from the Nile (Coll. Lefebvre). 

 The Egyptian specimens examined by me are the following: — 



11 Lake Menzaleh.— Loat, 7-12.5.99. 

 3 Near Gemil, L. Menzaleh.— Loat, 2.7.99. 

 5 Lake Borollos. — Loat, 6.11.99. 



The Garan( a ,y), as this fish is called by the Egyptian fishermen, is, according 

 to Mr. Loat, fairly abundant in Lakes Manzaleh and Borollos, less so in Lake Edkou, 

 and uncommon in Lake Mareotis. At Eosetta it is chiefly caught during the rise and 

 fall of the Nile, when there is a certain amount of fresh water mixed with the salt, 

 otherwise this species never seems to leave the vicinity of salt water. It may be found 

 with roe from May till the end of August. It is often taken in the same net with 

 M. capito. 



According to Dr. J. C. Mitchell, the flesh of the Garan is considered the most 

 delicious of all the Mullets, consequently it commands the best price in the market. 



