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fo near the throat, that the anus is fituated a line ft imtnc* 
diately below the angle of the lower jaw. This fifh i s 
fold in the markets of Rome ; but its flefft, according to 
Rondeletius , is ot a very indifferent quality*. 
The only remaining filh of this genus is the red cepo- 
la, called by the Genoefc cavagiro f. The body of this fp e ' 
cies is more flender and comproffed than that of the eel . 
The fides, back, and tail, are of a pale red ; the belly 
white, and the whole body is dellitute of feales. f' 1 ® 
dorfal fin begins immediately behind the head, extending 
along the back till it meets the anal fin oppofite to it, :! ' 
the extremity of the tail. In the larger fifltes, thefe fi IP 
difplay a great brilliancy of colour ; at the bafe they ::re 
of a beautiful yellow, and at the top a fine purple. T* 16 
ventral and pedtoral fins are placed exactly oppofite 19 
eacu other, upon the thorax. 
’■* JDe pifcibus. f Will. p. Ilf* 
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