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CYPRINID.E. 



in length ; tlie form of the fin falcate ; the tail long and 

 deeply forked. 



The general colour yellowish white, becoming yellowish 

 brown by age, and called Carp-Bream from its colour resem- 

 bling that of the Carp ; the irides golden yellow ; cheeks 

 and gill-covers silvery white ; the fins light-coloured, the pec- 

 toral and ventral fins tinged with red ; the dorsal, anal, and 

 caudal fins tinged with brown. 



The vignette represents the bones of the head of this 

 Bream. 



