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!"
Hajdan Dianának[23] szentelték ezeket a halakat, s különösen kapósak voltak a gazdag rómaiaknál. Róluk tartotta a közmondás: "Meg ne egye, aki ilyen halat fog!"