Note 646 — Chapter XVIII · THE NINE FISH MOST HIGHLY PRIZED
Reading edition
Cf. Macrobius, Sat., II. 12: “Lucilius ... eum ... quasi ligurritorem catillonem appellat, scilicet qui proxime ripas stercus insectaretur.” À propos of ‘Catillo,’ there is a quaint remark in the Gloss. Salom., “Nomen piscis a catino dictus ob cuius suavitatem homines catinum corrodunt”—the fish was so delicious it made one fairly bite the dish!