THE OBLONG DIA.DON. 
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The {hort diadon is ftill a more aukward figure than 
this ; it is fhorter and thicker, having the anal and dor- 
fal fins fet ftill higher, which gives the body a more ab- 
rupt appearance. The flefh of both thefe is rank and un- 
favoury: When boiled, it turns into a kind of glutinous 
jelly, refembling boiled ftarch after it is cold ; and from 
experiments made upon leather and paper, it has been 
found to anfwer the purpofes of glue *. Linnaus has c- 
Lumerated feven fpecies belonging to this genus f . 
* Brijtifli Zoology. f Sylt. Nat. 414, 
