79. ABRAMIS. 301 



Abramis brama, Flcnilmj, Brit. An. p. 1 -^T ; A</assiz, in Mem. Sue. 



Sc. Nat. Ncuc]iutvl, i. p. 39 ; or in Wicf/in. Arch. 1838, p. 81 ; Yar- 



rell, Brit. lY./f. i. p. 335 ; 2nd edit. i'. p. 382 ; 3rd edit. i. p. 3!)7 ; 



Nilnson, Skand. Faun. iv. p. 324 ; Xonhnann, in Demid. Vot/. Russ. 



J'/A-jV/. iii. p. 503 ; SMijs-LongcluDnps, Faune Belf/e, ]). 219; C'liv. 



4* Val. xvii. p. 9 ; Kriiycr, Damn. Fisk. iii. p. 3G9 ; Giinth. Fische 



d. Neckars, p. 9(3 ; Bapp, Fische d. Boodemee's, p. ; TIeckel i<c 



Kner, Siisswasserf. p. 104. figs. 54 & 55 ; Siebo/d, Siisswasserf. 



p. 121; Mahnf/ren, Wiec/ni. Arch. xxx. p. 311 ; Dyhoicski, Cijpr. 



Livl. p. 190 ; JcittcJes, Fische d. March, i. 1863, p. 31 ; Blanchard, 



Poiss. France, p. 351. 

 Abramis vetula, Heckel, Ann. Wien. Mas. i. 1835, p. 230, taf. 20. 



fig-. 6 ; and Heck. ^- Kner, Silssivasserf. p. 108. fig. 56 ; Cuv. ^- Val. 



xvii. p. 60. 



uiicrolepidotus, Ar/assiz, I. c. ; Cuv. (§• Val. xvii. p. 43. 



arg}Teiis, At/as.v'z, I. c. ; Cuv. ^- Val. xvii. p. 46. 



gehini, Blanchard, Poiss. France, p. 355. 



Osteology : — Boscntlial, Ichthyot. Taf. tab. 1-3, 



Immature. 

 Faven. 

 C^"pnnii8, sp., Artedi, Gen. p. 3. no. 4; and S])ec. p. 23. no. 12 ; and 



Synon. p. 13. no. 28. 

 Cyprinus favenus, L. Syst. Nat. p. 532 ; Nilss. Prodr. IchthyoL Scand. 



p. 30 ; Ekstroni, Fische Morko, p. 40, tab. 3 ; Siebold, in Wiegm. 



Arch. 1836, p. 327; wd.A Preuss. Provinzial- Blatter, Koniysbery, 1837, 



p. 443; Krdyer, in Wiegm. Archiv, 1837, p. 393. 



D. 12. A. 2G-31. V. 10. L.lat. 51-57. L. transv. -^^ 

 Vert. 21/22, 22/21, 23/21, 23/22. 

 Body elevated, its depth being contaiued from twice and a lialf to 

 twice and three-fourths in the total length (without caudal ; in young 

 specimens it is somewhat less). Snout short, obtuse ; mouth smaU, 

 subinferior. The last dorsal ray is above the anterior anal rays. 

 Eiu'ope, north of the Alps and Pyrenees. 



a-h. Adult. Ireland. 



c. Many adult and half-grown specimens : skins. Loch Maben. 



d-h. Adult and half-grown : skins. England. 



i. Adult : stuffed. Thames. From the Collection of Sir A. Smith. 



l\ Adult. Lake of Ladoga . 



/. Adult. Gefle. From ^Ir. Wheelwright's Collection. 



TO-^. Half-grown. Gcstrickland. 



r-u. Young. Sweden. 



V. Large specimen. Lake "Wcnern. From Mr. Lloyd's Collection. 



w. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Eleeker's Collection. 



cc. Adult: skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 



y. Adult. Neckar. From the Stuttgart Collection. 



z-a. Adult. Danube. From the Stuttgart Collection. 



ft, y. Large specimens. Lake of Derkos. From Mr. Millingcn's 



Collection. 

 0. Adult: skeleton. Holland. Purchased of Mr. Damon. 

 e. Adult : skull. Holland. Purchased of Mr. Damon. 

 <;, 7j. Adult: skeletons. England. Purchased. 

 Q. Adult male : skeleton. Kcckar. From the Stuttgart Collection. 



