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33. CARASSIUS AURATUS (Linnaeus). 



FUNA, IIIWARA, GENCJOROBITNA (JOHNNY CARP). 



Ciljyyinm (iimdvi^ LiNN^us, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1758, ]>. ?>2?,. 



Qtrdsdiis (III rattan (Junther, Cat. Fish., VII, p. 32, and of all rctvnt autliors. 



D. II, 18; A. II, 7; Scales, 26; teeth 4— i. Body stout, covi'red with 

 lar^e sc-ah's. Dorsal and anal fins with the spines strong, t'oaisely 

 serrated. Coloration olivaceous, usually orange, or variegated in 

 domestication. 



Length, 12 inches. 



Common everywhere in the streams of Japan and China. Our very 

 numerous specimens of the common goldfish are from (yhikugo River 

 at Kurume, Tsuchiura, Same, Matsushima, Lake Biwa at Matsulmra; 

 Yodo River in Osaka, Wakanoura, Aomori, Nagasaki, Owari near 

 Nagoya, Lake Yogo at Mi no, Aomori, Migata, Morioka, Sendai, Tokyo, 

 Kawatana, Tsuruga, and Tokyo. In its native condition the species 

 is plain dark olivaceous. 



{aai'dtuK, gilded.) 



21. CYPRINUS (Artedi) Linneeus. 

 Cyprmus (Artedi) Linn^us, Syist. Nat., 10th ed., 1758, p. 1520 {rarpio). 



Bod}^ robust, compressed. Mouth moderate, anterior, with 4 long 

 barbels. Snout blunt, rounded. Teeth molar, broad and truncate, 1, 

 1,3 — 3,1,1. Scales large. Lateral line continuous. Dorsal fin very 

 long, with a stout spine, serrated behind; anal fin short, also with a 

 spine. Large fishes of the fresh waters of Asia; introduced into 

 Europe and America as food-fishes. 



(KVTrpiyoZ^ the ancient name of the carp.) 



34. CYPRINUS CARPIO Linnseus. 



KOI. 



Q/prliius nirpio Linn.eus, Synt. Nat., lOtli ed., 1758, p. 320. — Gunther, Cat, 

 VII, p. 25, and of all authorn. 



Dorsal III, 20; A. Ill, 5; scales 5—38—5; teeth 1, 1, 3—3, 1, 1. 

 Body stout, more or less compressd, heavy anteriorly. L. 18 inches 

 or more. Fresh waters of central Asia; introduced as a food-fish into 

 Europe and Ameri(;a. In domestication, it has run into many varie- 

 ties, distinguished ))y differences in form, squamation, and develop- 

 ment of fins. 



The carp, or koi, is common throughout southern Japan, having 

 doubtless been introduced from China, although nuich loss common 

 than the goldfish, or Funa. 



{(■(irjilo^ carp.) 



