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some of those along the side of the jaw are transformed into 
large blunt molars, fitted for grinding small crabs and shells. 
The name porgy, in Spanish pargo, comes from the Latin 
Pagrus and Greek zaypos, the name from time immemorial 
of the red porgy of the Mediterranean, Pagrus pagrus. In this 
Fic. 280.—Ebisu, the Fish-god of Japan, bearing a Red Tai 
(Sketch by Kako Morita.) 
species the front teeth are canine-like, the side teeth molar. It 
is a fine food-fish, very handsome, being crimson with blue 
spots, and in the Mediterranean it is much esteemed. It also 
breeds sparingly on our south Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 
