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The flesh of the Mackerel is very excellent, and it possesses a rather powerful and unique 
flavor that has caused fennel to be looked upon as a necessary corrective in the sauce with 
which the fish is served. Unfortunately, it must be eaten while quite fresh, as it becomes 
MACKEREL . — Scomber scombrus. HORSE MACKEREL . — Trachurus saurus. 
unfit for consumption in a very short time after being taken out of the water ; and in con- 
sequence of this property, the London costermongers are permitted to hawk it about the 
streets on Sundays, much to the discomfort of peaceable householders who long for repose 
and do not want Mackerel. 
TUNNY . — Orcynus thynnus. 
The Thisthy does not visit the European coasts in sufficient numbers to be of any com- 
mercial importance ; but on the shores of the Mediterranean, where it is found in very great 
abundance, it forms one of the chief sources of wealth of the sea-side population. 
In May and J une, the Tunnies move in vast shoals along the shores, seeking for suitable 
spots wherein to deposit their spawn. As soon as they are seen on the move, notice is given 
