376 A DESCRIPTION OF 
THE ANCHOVY. (Clupea encrasicolus.) 
LIKE the herring and sprat, these fish leave the deeps of 
the open sea, in order to frequent the smooth and shallow 
places of the coasts for the purpose of spawning. The 
fishermen generally light a fire on the shore, for the pur- 
pose of attracting the Anchovies, when they fish for them 
in the night. After they are cleaned, and their heads are 
cut off, they are cured in a certain way, and packed in 
small barrels for sale and exportation. Anchovies are 
occasionally found both in the North Sea and in the 
Baltic ; but it is supposed that they are in much greater 
number in the Mediterranean than in any other part of 
the world. They have sometimes, though rarely, been 
caught in the river Dee, on the coasts of Flintshire and 
Cheshire. The upper jaw of this fish is longer than the 
under ; the back is brown ; the sides silvery ; fins short ; 
the dorsal fin, opposite the ventrals, transparent ; the tail 
fin-forked. Its length about three inches. 
THE WHITE BAIT. (Clupea latulus.) 
THIS beautiful little fish is a pure white, without spots on 
either side. Immense quantities are caught from the be- 
