FISHES. 
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Abramis vulgaris. — The Bream. 
Flate LXXVII. fig. 5. 
Olive-green above, paler below ; fins dusky. Two and a half 
feet long. Inhabits the lakes and rivers of Europe. 
Genus 49.—LA B E O. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Lips fleshy, very thick, without cirri and 
spines ; dorsal fin long. 
Genus 50. — L E U CIS C U S. —Klein. 
Generic Character. —Without cirri or spines ; dorsal and anal 
fins short. 
Genus 51. — GONORHYNCHUS. — Gronovius. 
Generic Character. — Snout produced; mouth small, destitute 
of teeth or cirri; branchial membrane with three rays ; body 
covered with small scales. 
Genus 52.—COBITIS.— Linnaeus. 
Generic Character. — Head small; mouth terminal, without 
teeth; furnished with a cirri; lips formed so as to act as a 
sucker ; branchial membrane with three rays ; body lengthened, 
covered with small scales. 
Genus 53.—ANABLEPS.— Bloch. 
Generic Character. — Snout truncated; mouth with small 
teeth in both jaws ; eyes protruding; iris divided into two por¬ 
tions by transverse bands ; body cylindrical, covered with 
strong scales. 
Anableps tetrophthalmus .— The Four-Eyed Anableps. 
Plate LXXVIII. fig. 5. 
Yellowish-gray, with longitudinal lines on the sides. Ten 
inches long. Inhabits the rivers of Guiana. 
Genus 54.—PCECILIA. — Schneider. 
Generic Character. — Head small; jaws depressed, slightly 
cleft, and provided with a single row of very small teeth; 
operculi large ; branchial membrane with three rays. 
