I also observed some wonderful snappers belonging to the order Lutianida, sacred fish for the Greeks, who claimed they could drive off sea monsters from the waters they frequent; their Greek name anthias means "flower," and they live up to it in the play of their colors and in those fleeting reflections that turn their dorsal fins into watered silk; their hues are confined to a gamut of reds, from the pallor of pink to the glow of ruby.
Gyönyörű szép antheákat, a régi görögök e szent halait is megfigyeltem; azt tartotta róluk a hit, hogy el tudják a vizekből űzni a tengeri szörnyeket. Nevük azt jelenti: virág; s az elnevezés illik is rájuk.