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CYPRINID.E. 



ABDOMINAL 

 MALACOPTERYG11. 



CYPRIN1D&. 



THE PRUSSIAN CARP. GIBEL CARP. 



CROUGER. Warwickshire. 



Cyprinus gibelio, BLOCK, pt. i. pi. 12. 



,, ,, Gibele Carp, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 480, pi. 83. 



,, ,, Gibel, FLEM. Brit. An. 



,, ,, CUVIER, Regne An. t. ii. p. 271. 



,, ,, NILSSON, p. 33. 



,, ,, EKSTROM, p. 64. 



,, ,, Gibel, JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 402. 



THE PRUSSIAN CARP is found in some of the ponds 

 about London, particularly in the vicinity of the Thames, a 

 few miles upwards to the west of the metropolis ; it is also 

 known to be very common in several counties of England, 

 and probably exists in most of them. This fish spawns 

 about the end of April, or early in May : it is very prolific, 

 and the roe, as might be expected, is in great quantity 

 Though known to be very numerous in some situations, but 

 little success attends the angler who endeavours to catch 



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them, as they seldom bite freely. The flesh is white and 



