Book 3
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But concerning these shell-fish, Diphilus the Siphnian writes, Of all shell-fish the caris, and astacus, and carabus, and carcinus, and lion, being all of the same genus, are distinguished by some differences. And the lion is larger than the astacus; and the carabi are called also grapsæi; but they are more fleshy than the carcini; but the carcinus is heavy and indigestible. But Mnesitheus the Athenian, in his treatise on Comestibles, says, Carabi and carcini and carides, and such like; these are all indigestible, but still not nearly so much so as other fish: and they are better and more wholesome roast than boiled. But Sophron in his Gynæcea calls carides courides, saying— Behold the dainty courides, my friend. And see these lobsters; see how red they are, How smooth and glossy is their hair and coats. And Epicharmus in his Land and Sea says— And red-skinned courides. And in his Logos and Logina he spells the word κωρίδες with an ω— Oily anchovies, crooked corides. And Simonides says— Beet-root with thunnies, and with gudgeons corides.
