Class IV. 



BURBOT. 



reaching almoft to the tail, and confifts of fixty- 

 five rays : the pectoral fins have fifteen radiated 

 rays -, the ventral fins fix ; the anal fixty-two : the 

 tail is rounded at the end. 



Thefe fifh vary in color, fome being of an olive 

 hue on the fides and back, others cinereous •, the 

 belly white. The ventral fins white: the dorfal 

 and anal edged with white. The tail marked near 

 the end with a tranfverfe black bar, and tipt with 

 white. 



199 



Strinfias, ou BotatrilTa. Belon, 



300. 

 Lota. RcndeL fiu-vlat. 165. 



Gefner pifc. 599. 

 Quappen, Elff-quappen, Ti- 



der-quappen, Trufchen ? 



Scbonevelde, 49. 

 Burbot, or Bird-bolt. Plot 



Staff. 241. Tab. 22. fig. 4. 

 Muftela fluviatilis noitratibus 



Eel-pout. Wil. Ictb. 125. &6. Burbot, 



Raii fyn. pijc. 6j. 

 Aal-rutte, Rutte. Kram. 388. 

 Gadus dorfo dipterygio, ore 



cirrato, maxillis asqualibus. 



Arted. fynon. 38. 

 Gadus Lota, Lin. fyjl. 440. 



Grono<v. Zooph. No. 97. 

 Lake. Faun. Suec. No. 113. 



THIS fifli is found in the Trent, but in great- 

 er plenty in the river Witham, and in the 

 great Eaft Fen in Lincoln/hire. It is a very deli- 

 cate fifh for the table, Though of a difgufting ap- 

 pearance when alive. It is very voracious, and 

 preys on the fry and lefTer fifh. It does not often 

 take a bait, but is generally caught in weels. 



It abounds in the lake of Geneva, where it is call- 

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Place, 



