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New-England's Rarities Discovered · John Josselyn — chapter 10 of 44 · ~130 words · public domain

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Lampret or Lamprel.

Lampreys or Lamprones.

Limpin.

Ling, Sea Beef; the smaller sort is called Cusk.

Sea Lanthorn.

Sea Liver.

Lobster.

Sea Lizard.

Sea Locusts.

Lump, Poddle, or Sea Owl.

Lanter.

Lux, peculiar to the river Rhyne.

Sea Lights.

{28} Luna, a very small Fish, but exceeding beautiful, broad-bodied and blewish of colour; when it swims, the Fins make a Circle like the Moon.

Maycril.

Maid.

Manatee.

Mola, a Fish like a lump of Flesh, taken in the Venetian Sea.

Millers Thumb, Mulcet or Pollard.

Molefish.

Minnow, called likewise a Pink; the same name is given to young Salmon; it is called also a Witlin.

Monkefish.

Morse, River or Sea Horse, fresh water Mullet.

Sea Mullet, Botargo or Petargo is made of their Spawn.

Muscle, divers kinds.

Navelfish.

Nunfish.

Needlefish.

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