448 Dr . broussonet’s Account of, & c. 
linn, which, however, is commonly called girella. Iii fum- 
mer the ophidium is more common : its flefh is not of a good tafie, 
rather coarfe, as that of all the fpecies of fifhes, which hav- 
ing no ventral fins, are obliged to make great efforts in fwim- 
ming, and have confequently the mufcles harder. The want 
of ventral fins induces me to believe, that it is not a migratory 
fpecies. It feeds upon fmall crabs and fifhes. 
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