Chap. 34 (19.) — Fishes Which Have a Voice — Fishes Without Gills
Arcadia produces a wonder in its fish called exocœtus,2440 from the fact that it comes ashore to sleep. In the neighbourhood of the river Clitorius,2441 this fish is said to be gifted with powers of speech, and to have no gills;2442 by some writers it is called the adonis.