Book 7
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Then come the elacatenes, or spindle fish. Mnesima- chus, in his Horsebreeder, classes together in one line— The turbot, tunny, tench, elacatene. But they are a cetaceous fish, very good for curing in his Colons, says— The tench, th' elacatene, and the tail-fin of The sea-dog are the best for pickling. And Mnaseas of Patra says, "Of Ichthys and Hesychia, his sister, were born the galene, the lamprey, and the elacatene.
