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48 μύραιν’ έφθή The moray eel appears in catalogues of food also at
PL Com. fr. 166 and Mnesim. fr. 4.39 (in both of which it is spelled σμύραινα);
cf. Olson-Sens 2000 on Archestr. fr. 17.2 (SH147); Thompson 1947. 162-5 (cf.
165-6 s. v. μύρος).
κωβιοί έφθοί See on fr. 28.3.
49 θυννίδες όπταί One of several difficult to distinguish species of tun-
ny, as at e. g. Cratin. fr. 171.49; Antiph. fr. 78.2; Mnesim. fr. 4.35; cf. Olson-Sens
2000 on Archestr. fr. 38.1-2 (SH168). For the tunny, see on fr. 31.3.
φυκίδες έφθαί The female wrasse, as opposed to the male (φύκης), is
found occasionally in catalogues of food (Antiph. fr. 130.8; Ephipp. fr. 12.3;
Mnesim. fr. 4.38); cf. Arnott 1996 on Alex. fr. 115.12-13; Thompson 1947. 276-8.
50 βάτραχοι The angler-fish, also known as the αλιεύς, appears in
catalogues at Mnesim. fr. 4.37 and Antiph. fr. 130.5 (βατράχου γαστήρ); cf.
Olson-Sens 2000 on Archestr. fr. 48 (SH 178); Thompson 1947. 28-9.
πέρκαι See on fr. 28.2.
51 συνόδοντες The dentex, known variously as the συνόδων (Antiph.
fr. 130.3), συνόδους (Artem. 2.14), and σινόδων (Antiph. fr. 45.2), is included
in catalogues of food at Pl. Com. fr. 189.14, Antiph. fr. 130.5, and Philox. PMG
836b.l4; cf. Olson-Sens 2000 on Archestr. fr. 18.1 (SH 148); Thompson 1947.
255-6. Note that Thompson’s claim (256), presumably based on Antiph. fr. 45,
that ‘the head is not worth eating’, is almost certainly mistaken, since fish-
heads often appear in lists of delicacies (e. g. Ar. fr. 380; Eriph. fr. 3; Antiph. fr.
77; Eub. fr. 109; Archestr. fr. 19.1 [SH 149]) and could be purchased separately
(Archestr. fr. 21.1 [SH 151]).
όνοι A member of the cod family, perhaps the hake, which is found in a
catalogue of fish at Henioch. fr. 3.3; cf. Olson-Sens 2000 on Archestr. fr. 15.1
(SH 145); Thompson 1947. 182-3.
βατίδες The ray could be either stewed (Metag. fr. 6.4) or broiled
(Hermipp. fr. 46.2), and is frequently included in catalogues of food (e. g. Ar.
fr. 333; Call. Com. fr. 6.1; Antiph. fr. 130.6; Alex. fr. 84.1); cf. Olson-Sens 2000
on Archestr. fr. 50.1 (SH 180); Pellegrino 1998 on Metag. fr. 6.4; Thompson
1947. 26-8.
ψήτται See on fr. 28.3.
52 γαλεός The thresher shark or dogfish, occasionally found in food
catalogues (e. g. Pl. Com. fr. 146; Ephipp. fr. 12.1; Mnesim. fr. 4.32), could be
broiled (Ar. fr. 333.3), stewed in sauce (Antiph. fr. 221.3-4; cf. Timocl. fr. 3), or
have one part broiled and a separate part stewed (Sotad. Com. fr. 1.2-4); cf.
Olson-Sens 2000 on Archestr. fr. 22.1 (SH 152); Thompson 1947. 39-42.
κόκκυξ The gurnard received the name κόκκυξ from the sound it makes
when pulled from the sea; cf. Arist. HA 535bl9-20 ό δέ παραπλήσιον τω