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lilvery blue ; and upon the top of the head is a triangu- 
lar fpot of a purpliili colour. It frequents the Brit if } 
feas but rarely ; Willoughby , however, aflerts that it 
is frequently leen in the filh markets of Rome and Ge- 
noa : Its flefh refembles that of the bull-head, and it* 
manner of feeding is the fame. 
