79. ABBAMIS. 301 



Abramis brama, Fleming, Brit. An. p. 1.-^7; Ayassiz, in Mem. Soc. 



Sc. Nat. Neuchdtel, i. p. 39 ; or in Wieffm. Arch. 1838, p. 81 ; Yar- 



rcll, Brit. Fish. i. p. 335 ; 2nd edit. i. p. 082 ; 3rd edit. i. p. 397 ; 



NilssoH, Skand. Faun. iv. p. 324 ; Nurchmutn, in Demid. Voy. Ritss. 



Merid. iii. p. 503 ; Selijs-Lonychamjis, Faune Beige, p. 219 ; Cuv. 



8) Val. xvii. p. 9 : Kriiijer, Damn. Fisk. iii. p. 369 ; Giinth. Fische 



d. Neckar.<!, p. 9(5 : liapp, Fische d. Boodensee's, p. G ; Hechd Sr 



Kner, Siissivasserf. p. 104. fig.s. 54 & 55 ; Siebold, Sitsstvasserf. 



p. 121; Malmgren, Wief/m. yirch. xxx. p. 311; Dtjhowski, Cypr. 



Livl. p. 190 ; Jeitteles, Fische d. March, i. 18G3, p. 31 ; Blanchard, 



Poiss. France, p. 351. 

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



fig. G ; and Heck. ^- Kner, Siissivasserf. p. 108. fig. 56 ; Cuv. ^- Val. 



xvii. p. 60. 



microlepidotus, Agassiz, I. c. ; Cuv. 8f Val. xvii. p. 43. 



argyreus, Agassiz, I. c. ; Cuv. i^ Val. x^-ii. p. 45. 



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



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



Immature. 

 Faren. 

 Cyprinus, sp., Artedi, Gen. p. 3. no. 4 ; and Spec. p. 23. no. 12 ; and 



Synon. p. 13. no. 28. 

 Cyprinus farenus, L. Syst. Nat. p. 532 ; Nilss. Prodr. Ichthyol. Scand. 



'p. 30 ; Ekstriim, Fische Morkci, p. 40, tab. 3 ; Siebold, in Wiegm. 



Arch. 1836, p. 327; and Preusi. Provinzial- Blatter, Konigshery, 1837, 



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



D. 12. A. 26-31. V. 10. L.lat. 51-57. L. transv. -^^ 

 Yert. 21/22, 22/21, 23/21, 23/22. " 



Body elevated, its depth being contained from twice c:nd a half to 

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

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

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

 Europe, 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-gro^\Ti : skins. England. 



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



1:. Adult. Lake of Ladoga. 



I. Adult. Geflo. From Mr. Wheelwright's Collection 



on-q. Half-gi"own. Gcstrickland. 



r-n. Young. Sweden. 



V. Large specimen. Lake \Ycnern. From Mr. Lloyd's Collection. 



IV. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



.r. Adult; skin. Holland. From Gronuw's Collection. 



y. Adult. Neckar. From the Stuttgart Collection. 



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



j3, y. Large specimens. Lake of Derkos. From Mr. Millingcn's 



Collection. 

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

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

 ^, Tj. Adult : skeletons. England, Purchased. 

 9. Adult male: skeleton. Neckar. From the Stuttgart Collection. 



