CHAPTER XVIII. 



ANGUILLA AUCTORUM EEL. 



This most singular fish is deemed by most 

 persons who have eaten it, as one, of the very test 

 for, the table. 



It belongs to the soft finned fish, and has no 

 ventral fins, the dorsal, caudal and anal, being 

 one continuous fin;' its body is long and slender 

 without scales: has no gill covers, but simply 

 openings which are small and lie a little below 

 the insertion of the pectoral fins. Its color is 

 brown or greenish brown above, fading into a 

 dirty white below. 



Its size varies from a few jounces to several 



