LIBER IX · CAPUT 9
THE TURSIO
Latine · Mayhoff 1906
Delphinorum similitudinem habent qui vocantur thursiones. distant et tristitia quidem aspectus — abest enim illa lascivia —, maxime tamen rostris canicularum maleficentiae adsimulati.
English · Bostock & Riley 1855–57
There is a fish called the tursio, which bears a strong resemblance to the dolphin; it differs from it, however, in a certain air of sadness, and is wanting in its peculiar vivacity. This animal most resembles the dog-fish, however, in the shape and dangerous powers of the muzzle.