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as it is not less subject to variation than the representative western 

 species, (J. carassius. There is no doubt that the Goldfish, which is 

 now spread over nearly all the civilized parts of the world, is merely 

 a domestic variety of the same fish. Although numerous examples 

 of the Crucian and Goldfish are exactly alike in the shape of the 

 body, the western species appears to have normally the body more 

 elevated than the eastern, which also has less longitudinal series 

 of scales above the lateral line. 



a, b, c. Half-grown and young. China. 



d, e-f, g-h, i-l. Adult, half-grown, and young. Chusan. From 



Dr. Cantor's Collection, as Cyprinus nigrescens. 

 m, n-r. Adult and half-grown. Formosa. From Consul Swinhoe's 



Collection. 

 s. Adult. Japan. From the Leyden Museum, as C. langsdorfii. 

 t-u. Half-grown. Japan. From the Leyden Museum, as C cuvieri. 

 V. Young. Japan. From the Leyden Museum, as C. biirgeri. 

 w. Young. Japan. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection (C biirgeri). 

 X. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



Domesticated varieties. 



a. Shape of body and fins normal. 



a. Adult : skin. China. Presented by J. B. Reeves, Esq. 



b. Half-growTi. Canton. 



c-e. Adult. India. Presented by "W. Masters, Esq. 



/. Many specimens. Azores. Presented by F. Godman, Esq. 



g. Adult. England. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 



h. Half-grown. England. Presented by Mrs. Bennett. 



i-Tc. Adult and half-grown : skins. From Gronow's Collection. 



I, m, n-o. Adult and half-grown. 



o'. Adult: skeleton. 



/3. Vertebral column deformed ; fins perfect. 



p. Several specimens. Bavaria. From Dr. Gemminger's Col- 

 lection. 



y. Dorsal fin reduced to a serrated ray and some soft rays ; *he 

 other fins normal. 



q, r. Adult. Presented by S. Gray, Esq. 



s. Adult : skin. River Tamar. From Yarrell's Collection. 



t. Adult : stufted. 



^. Dorsal fin reduced in size ; anal spi^ie double. 

 u. Adult: skin. From Gronow's Collection. 

 t'. Adult. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



e. Dorsal fin absent ; the other fins perfect, 

 w. Adult, 

 .r. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



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