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Le Mulle Jlonrjet, 
.Tonston; Capud 1, Art. 1, Tab. 17, f. 6. 
Willouguby; p. 286, Tab. S. 7. 
LiNNA;as. Ogvieb. 
Jenyns; Manual, p. 338. 
Tabrell; British Fishes, vol. i, p. 36. 
Lacepede. Ersso. GnsTiiEa’s Catalogue 
of British Museum, vol. i, p. 401. 
The Red Mullet appears to be most common in the 
Mediterranean, although Risso 'Seems to remark the contrary; 
hut it was certainly the species to which many of the anecdotes 
of ancient writers, which we have given when speaking of 
the Surmullet, most frequently apply. On our own coasts, 
however, it is a rare visitor, so that when an example is met 
with it is thought deserving of special notice. Yet it has 
been taken at the two extremes of the kingdom, for while 
Mr. Cocks records it as met with at Falmouth, Dr. George 
Johnston has published the notice of one obtained by himself 
on the coast of Berwickshire. 
In its general shape, and, accordhig to Dr. Gunther, in the 
frame of its bones, it bears a near resemblance to the Common 
Striped Surmullet, insomuch that some have supposed the 
former to be only a variety of the latter. It may happen, 
perhaps, that the mere circvunstance of colour will not prove 
sufficient to distinguish them; for, although the Red Mullet 
may never display the well-marked stripes commonly found 
in the Surmullet, it has been observed that the latter (at 
least during life) may chance to have them concealed by the 
brilliancy of its otlier colour. But although the colour of 
