86 
Tanks No. 2, 5, 10 and 13. 
to be found in the Aquarium, but possess no very striking habits, and 
scarcely need a detailed account, very little being known of their life. 
First come the Sea-bream, much sought for by fishermen on account of 
their splendid flesh. They comprise the Snapper (Pagellus erythrinus, 
Fig. 152, tank 5) and an allied species (Fig. 151, tank 13); Box (Figs. 153 
and 154, tank 2); and 
smaller allied forms, 
such as for instance 
Oblata (Fig. 155, 
tank 2). When in the 
sea they hunt together 
in large numbers the 
smaller Crustacea and 
other animals; though 
in part they live on 
vegetable food. Be¬ 
sides these we have 
larger forms, such as 
the Sar, or Goat- 
bream, Sargus (Fig. 
156, tank 5), Smaris 
(Fig. 159 , tank 13), 
and the more rarely 
found Black Bream, 
Cantharus (Fig. 157, 
tank 5); of which last 
one specimen lived for 
five years in the 
Aquarium. The most 
valuable are the Gilt- 
head, Chrysophrys 
(Fig. 158, tank 10), 
and the Toothed- 
bream, Dentex (Fig. 
160, tank 5), with 
metallic markings on 
the upper half of the' 
body.. The former is 
caught all over the 
Mediterranean, often 
in salt water and brac¬ 
kish lakes and lagoons, where it feeds on shell-fish and is therefore 
caught with such. bait. The Romans bred them .in ponds, the Lucrine 
Lake yielding a large supply. The Toothed-bream is the largest of 
all, attaining a length of 3 feet and weighing over 20 pounds. It is 
a predatory fish and often fetches the catch out of the nets. In the 
Aquarium it displays great activity and agility; one of these, also, lived 
here for 5 years and was killed by an accident. By the side of the 
brilliant Breams the black Sea-crow, Corvina (Fig. 161, tank 2), is 
Fig. 156. Sargus Rondeletii, 1 J^ nat. size. Tank 5. 
