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Ἀπολλόδωρος Ἀθηναῖος ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ περὶ Σώφρονος τῷ εἰς τοὺς ἀνδρείους μίμους προθεὶς τὸκαταπυγοτέραν τ᾽ ἀλφηστᾶν᾽ Sophr. fr. 61 Bo' 'φησίν: ‘ἰχθῦς τινες οἱ ΑΛΦΗΣΤΑΙ τὸ μὲν ὅλον κιρροειδεῖς, πορφυρίζοντες δὲ κατά τινα μέρη. φασὶ δ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἁλίσκεσθαι σύνδυο καὶ φαίνεσθαι τὸν ἕτερον ἐπὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου κατ᾽ οὐρὰν ἑπόμενον. ἀπὸ τοῦ οὖν κατὰ τὴν πυγὴν θατέρῳ τὸν ἕτερον ἀκολουθεῖν τῶν ἀρχαίων τινὲς τοὺς ἀκρατεῖς καὶ καταφερεῖς οὕτω καλοῦσιν. Ἀριστοτέλης ἐν τῷ περὶ ζῴων p. 301 R' 'μονάκανθον εἶναι καὶ κιρρὸν τὸν ἀλφηστικόν. μνημονεύει δ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ Νουμήνιος Ἡρακλεώτης ἐν Ἁλιευτικῷ οὕτως fr. 18 Birt':'
φυκίδας ἀλφηστήν τε καὶ ἐν χροιῇσιν ἐρυθρὸν
σκορπίον.
καὶ Ἐπίχαρμος ἐν Ἥβας γάμῳ p. 233 L':'
μύες ἀλφησταί τε κορακῖνοί <τε> κοριοειδέες.
μνημονεύει δ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ Μίθαικος ἐν Ὀψαρτυτικῷ.

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