5. CTPKINUS. 27 



Eastern specimens. 



Cyrinus rubro-fuscus, Lacep. v. p. 530, pi. 16. fig. 1 ; Cuv. ^ Vol. xvi. 



p. 74 ; lUchards. Iclith. Chin. p. 2)-i8. 

 nigroauratus, Laccp. v. p. 547, pi. IG. fig. 2 ; Cuv. Sf Val. xvi. 



p. 73; Richards. I.e. p. 290. 

 Tiridi-violaceus, Lacep. v. p. 547, pi. 16. fig. 3 ; Cuv. ^- Val. xvi. 



p. 7o ; Richards, I. c. p. 288. 

 flavipiiinis {Kuhl Sf v. Hass.), Cuv. Sf Vnl. xvi. p. 71 ; Bleek. 



Kat. 'Tydschr. Ned. Iiul. xiii. p. 345, and Ci/prin. Prodr. p. 252. 



vittatus, Cuv. <$• Val. xvi. p. 72. 



atrovirens, Richards. I. c. p. 287. 



flammans, Richards. I. c. p. 288. 



acuminatus, Richards. I. c. p. 289. 



sculponeatus, Richards. I. c. p. 290. 



hfematopterus, Schleg. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 189, pi. 96. 



melauotus, Schley. I. c. p. 190, pi. 97. fig. 1 (specimen badly 



fed) ; Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Neerl. viii. Japan, vi. p. 94. 



conirostris, Schley. I. c. p. 191, pi. 97. fig. 2. 



chineusis, Basileicsky, Nouv. Mem. Soc. Nat. Mosc. x. 1855, 



p. 227, tab. 2. fig. 3. 



obesus, Basilewsky, I. c. p. 228, tat. 1. fig. 2. 



Carpio flavipinna, Bleek. All. Ichthyol. Cyprin. p. 74, tab. 7. fig. 8. 



Variety u'ith thejiiis mucli prolonged. 

 Cyprinus hybiscoides, Richards. I. c. p. 289. 



^- iT^- ^-l- ^•^^- '^•9(8,7). L.lat. 35-39. 

 L, transv. 5/5. Yert. 20-21/16-17. 



Two barbels on each side of the upper jaw. Dorsal and anal 

 fins with a strong ray which is serrated behind ; caudal deeply 

 emarginate. 



Domesticated and consequently with numerous varieties ; the 

 depth of the body, the relative length of the head, the size and 

 arrangement of the scales, and the length of the fins are principally 

 subject to variation. 



On a hybrid between this species and Carassius vulgaris, see the 

 latter species. 



The Carp is a native of the temperate parts of Asia, especially of 

 China, whence it was introduced to Europe, Java, and America. 



a. European specimens. 



a. Three feet long : stuflfed. Surrey. Presented by E. Jesse, Esq. 



(Weight 22 pounds.) 



b. Two feet long : stuffed. Gloucestershire. (Weight 6 pounds.) 



c. Fine large specimen. Tredegar Park (Monmouthshii'e). Pre- 



sented by the Rev. Aug. Morgan. 

 d-f. Adult : stuffed. England. 



g. Half-grown : skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 

 h~i. Half-gi'own : skins. Holland. From Gronow's Collection (rex 



cyprinoriim). 

 Ic. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection, 



