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PLATE VIII. 
ZEUS FABER. 
DOREE. 
THORACICI. 
GENEPIC CHARACTER. 
^Cad compressed, sloping : upper lip arched by a transverse mem- 
brane. Tongue subulate. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
ANO 
SYNONYMS. 
Tail rounded, a large brown ocellated spot on the sides. Two 
anal fins. ' 
2eus Faber : cauda rotundata, lateribus medius ocello fusco, pinnis 
analibus duabus. Gmel. Li7in. Syst, Nut. p. 1223. 
sp. 3. 
I^orec. Will. jeth. 294. — Eaii. s\)n. pise. 99. 
<^ree. Penn. Br. Zool. p. 221. sp. 100. 
The Doree, notwithstanding its hideous aspect, is in much esteem 
its delicious flavour. It is said we are indebted to the epicurean 
Quin for overcoming those prejudices which its peculiar defor- 
had excited, and introducing it to the table. 
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