382 ORDER MALACOPTERYGII ABDOMINALES. 



C. leuciscus, Bl. 97. fig. 1. Body narrow, fins pale, 

 muzzle a little prominent. 



In the Rhine is taken, 



C. nasus, L., whose muzzle is more salient than that 

 of the last, and more obtuse \ 



In others the dorsal corresponds above to the in- 

 terval which is between the ventrals and the anal. 



Of this group in our waters there are, 



C. Erythrophthalmus, Bl. 1. Red fins, like the ru- 

 tilus ; the body higher and thicker. 



C. alburnus, L. Bl. 8. f. 4. (the bleak.) Body narrow, 

 silvery, and brilliant ; fins pale ; forehead straight, and 

 lower jaw a little longer : very abundant throughout 

 the whole of Europe. This is one of the fishes whose 

 nacre is employed in the fabrication of false pearls. 



Cyp. bipunctatiis, L. Bl. 8. f. 1. (smelt of the Seine.) 

 Very similar to alburnus ; two black points on each 

 of the scales of its lateral line. 



Cyp.phoxinus, L. Bl. 8. f. 5. Spotted with black : 

 the smallest species of this country. 



The rivers of Germany and Holland nourish C. 

 orphas, Bl. 95., of a fine minium red 2 . 



1 Add Cypr. grislagine, C.jeses, and in foreign species Cypr. pala, 

 Cuv., Russ. 207.; C. tolo, Cuv.,Russ. 208.; C. boga, Buch. Fish of 

 the Gang. pL xxviii. f. 80.; C. mola, ib. xix. f. 86. ; C. sophore, ib. 

 xxxviii. f. 92. ; C. ariza, Id. Voy. to the Mysore, III. xxxi. The 

 difficulty of recognizing the figures given by authors of species so 

 similar, is still increased by there being in the rivers of Europe many 

 other species yet unrepi'esented. 



2 Add C. aspius, Bl. : in foreign species, Cypr. basbora, Buch. 



