Clupea Encraficolus. Anchovy. Nofe pointed: edge of 
the jaws finely ferrated: eyes large: body round and (lender: 
the back of a dufky green colour; the Tides and belly of a filvery 
white: between the ventral fins a long pointed fcale: tail forked: 
length fix inches and an half. D. 15. P. 15. V. 7. a. 16. 
At different feafons it frequents the Atlantic ocean and the 
Mediterranean fea; palling through the Streights of Gibraltar 
towards the Levant in the months of May, June, and July. The 
greateff fifhery is at Gorgona, a fmall ille weft of Leghorn; where 
they are taken at night in nets ; into which they are allured by 
lights fixed to the ftern of the veffels: when cured, their heads 
are cut off; their gall and guts taken out, and then faked and 
packed in barrels: it fcarce needs be mentioned, that being put 
on the fire, they diffolve almoft in any liquor: are well-tafted 
when frelh. 
