OF FISHES. 
229 
JOHN DOREE. 
The John Dcflree is very far from inviting 
in its general appearance. The body is 
oblong ; the head is large and bevelled ; the 
fin covering the gills has seven rays; the fins 
are jagged ; the upper jaw has a loose float- 
ing skin depending into the mouth. It has 
very voracious propensities, as its large 
mouth and the strength of its teeth indicate. 
It is of a dark green colour, spotted with 
black. They seldom exceed ten pounds in 
weight. On the coasts of Cornwall and 
Devonshire they are caught in great num- 
bers; and are to be found in the Mediter- 
ranean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is sup- 
posed by some persons to be the fish from 
whose mouth the tribute money was taken 
by St. Peter, and not the haddock. 
