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The Natural History of Pliny, Vol. 2

by Pliny the Elder

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Chap. 42 (26.) — Fishes Which Change Their Colour

The mæna changes2506 its white colour, and in summer becomes swarthy. The phycis2507 also changes its colour, and while at other times it is white, in spring it is parti-coloured. This last is the only fish that builds itself a nest; it makes it of sea-weed, and there deposits its eggs.

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