GO EEPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHEEIES. 



13. " Bersche," (Lucioperca volgensis.) Five pounds. 



14. " Linn," {Tinea vulgaris,) tench. The largest measure 2 feet in 

 length, and weigh 7 pounds. 



15. " Ousatche," (Barbus obtuslrostris, Yakovlew.) Bare in the Volga ; 

 common in the Koura. 



16. "Piskar," {Gobio fluviatilis, Cuv.) Three inches long. 



17. " Lestche," (Abramis brama.) From 8 to 10 pounds. 



18. "Yersche," (Acerina cernua.) Usually 7 inches, but sometimes 

 reaching 10 inches. 



19. "Okoune," {Perca fluviatilis,) perch. From 3 to 4 pounds. 



20. " Sinetse," {Abramis ballerus, Cuv.) Found chiefly in the Volga ; 

 10 inches long, and weighing rarely more than half a pound. 



21. " Sopa," {Abramis sopa, Pall.) Common in the Volga. 



22. " Goustera," {Blicca bicerna.) Thirteen inches ; 2 pounds. 



23. " Tck^khonne," {Pelecus cultratus, Agass.) Two feet; 2* pounds. 



24. " Oukleika," {Albumus lucidus, Heck.) From 4 to 6 inches. 



25. "Jerekk"and " che'vesper," (Aspiusrapax.) Length, 2^ feet; weight, 

 16 pounds. 



26. " Taranne," {Scardinius erythrophthalmus, L.) Scarcely a foot 

 long ; common in the Volga. " Taranne" is the collective name of sev- 

 eral species of Leuciscus and Abramis; but, in the Don and the Azov Sea, 

 the name "Taranne" is only given to .Leuciscus Heckelii, Nordtn. 



27. "Vobla," {Leuciscus rulilus,li.) Length, 1£ feet; weight from 2 

 to 3 pounds, and found in the Volga in vast numbers. 



28. u Koutoume," "Wyrezoub," {Leuciscus Friesii, Nordm.) Common in 

 the Sefid-Boud, the Koura, and the Terek; very rare in the Volga, aud 

 never found in the Ural. 



29. " Stchouka," {Esox lucius,) pike. From 30 to 40 pounds ; as much 

 as 3£ feet in length. 



30. "Bescheuka," (Alosa pontica.) 



31. "J61eznitsa," {Alosa caspica,) Astrachan herring. 



These two last-mentioned species are known by the name of "Astra- 

 chan herring ; " usually from 2 to 2£ pounds, and sometimes 4. Length, 

 L} feet. They are very common in the Volga, which they ascend very 

 far. Some are caught even at Koliazino, in the district of Tver. They 

 are not found in the Ural, the Terek, the Koura, and the Sefid-Roud. 

 The Azov Sea, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea contain no species 

 of Clupea, Val. 



32. "Podouste," (Chondrostoma nasus, Val.;) 1J pounds. 



33. " Minoga," {Pctromyzon fluviatilis,) Lamprey. Found in large num- 

 bers in the Koura and the Terek ; common in the Volga below Astra- 

 chan; and, since 1870, very common near the towns of Yuotayeosk aud 

 TchornoiYar; and, since 1855, in immense masses in the district of 

 Saratow. 



Of these fish, those which furnish the principal articles of trade are 

 the Acipeuser, the Silurus, and, of scaly fish, the Lucioperca, the Abramis, 



