PLATE XXX. 
and seven in number : in the second dorsal fin arc nineteen rays : ia 
the ventral, six : pectoral, eleven : anal, twenty ; and tail, fourteen. 
This, like the rest of the Gurnards, feed on crabs, testaceous 
animals, and the fry of fish. Its flesh is excellent. The Grey 
Gurnard is taken with the others in nets ; but will eagerly take bait ; 
it is said that they are either so voracious, or so wanton, that they will 
even bite at a piece of red cloth put into the water, and suffer them- 
selves to be taken rather than lose their hold. It is found in most of 
the northern parts of Europe. 
