444 Fishes. 
only spring from the water to a considerable height 
(sometimes as much as twenty feet), and fly about a 
hundred and fifty, or two hundred yards; most com- 
monly, however, it does not rise above two or three feet 
from the water, and remains fluttering over the surface 
for about a hundred yards, when it again drops into its 
native element. There is another Flying-fish (Exoccetus 
exiliens) in the Mediterranean. 
THE GUENAED. (Triglot cuculus.) 
This genus is divided into several species. The Eed 
Gurnard has fins and body of a bright red colour ; and 
the head is large, and covered with strong bony plates. 
The eyes are large, round, and vertical ; the mouth is 
large; and the palate and jaws are armed with sharp 
teeth. The gill-membrane has seven rays. The back 
has a longitudinal spinous groove on each side. There 
are slender articulate appendages at the base of each 
pectoral fin. This fish is not unfrequently met with on 
the southern shores of England ; and is often seen ex- 
posed in the fish-markets of the maritime towns of 
Dorset and Devonshire, as well as in Cornwall. It is a 
pleasant-tasting fish, when properly stuffed and baked, 
the flavour being similar to that of the haddock. 
Whilst in the water, the colours of the Eed Gurnard 
are almost inconceivably brilliant and beautiful, particu- 
larly in the broad glare of sunshine, as they then vary, 
in the most pleasing manner, with every motion of the 
fish. 
