Next came swarms of red mullet corseted in gold stripes from head to tail, their shining fins all aquiver, genuine masterpieces of jewelry, formerly sacred to the goddess Diana, much in demand by rich Romans, and about which the old saying goes: "He who catches them doesn't eat them!"
Esparos con espolón se eclipsaban bajo su rápida aleta torácica. Los clupeinos, de quince pulgadas, se envolvían en sus resplandores fosforescentes.