τούτου τοῦ ἰχθύος μέρος ἐστὶ καὶ ὁ ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων καλούμενος θυρσίων, ἥδιστος ὢν καὶ τρυφερώτατος. 86. λάβρακες. οὗτοι, ὡς Ἀριστοτέλης ἱστορεῖ, [p. 396] μονήρεις εἰσὶ καὶ σαρκοφάγοι, γλῶσσαν δ᾽ ἔχουσιν ὀστώδη καὶ προσπεφυκυῖαν, καρδίαν τρίγωνον ἐν
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