( 22.) 
tail, with green and black lines; its tongue is rather rough; 
it has no teeth. It preys upon no fifh, and is therefore fup- 
pofed to feed on weeds. At certain times it comes up the river, 
ut it is generally caught at fea. 
The Mullet is a very good tafted fifh; we make tobago of 
ats {pawn. 
Mullets are to be found chiefly on the fandy coafts; par- 
ticularly where there are influxes of frefh water. They come 
an great fhoals; and they keep rooting the mud like hogs, 
and leave their trace in the form of large round holes. 
They are very cunning; and when furrounded with a net, 
the whole fhoal frequently efcape by leaping over it; for if 
yone takes the lead, the others are fure to follow. 
