Article Nº 3254 Fish Vol. III · p. 391
Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
Original title: Romeiro (Naucrates ductor)
The pilot fish, occasionally seen in waters near Madeira, known for accompanying ships, floating timber and sharks.
A fish of the family Scombridae that sometimes appears in the seas near the Madeira archipelago. It accompanies ships, floating timbers and even sharks, which, for all their voracity, spare their travelling companions. Its flesh is little prized.