THE RUDD AND THE CHUB 133 
behind it. Moreover, the rudd is deeper from back to belly 
than the roach. The name rudd, implying redness or ruddi- 
ness, has probably arisen from the beautiful red iris of this 
fish and the bright carmine of the lower fins, and sometimes 
of the dorsal. Moreover, the silvery tints of the roach are 
blended with golden ones in the rudd, though in a degree 
that varies much according to locality. 
There are several well-marked Continental varieties, which 
it is not necessary to describe here. In range, the rudd corre- 
sponds very closely with its congener the roach, 
although I am not aware of its having been found in 
Scotland. It is distributed generally over Europe and Asia Minor. 
Angling for rudd is precisely similar to that for roach. 
As Richard Franck pompously put it two hundred and fifty 
years ago, ‘‘ Whilst we paraphrase and discourse the roach, 
we but decipher and interpret the rudd; since Nature’s laws 
are alike to both, for both have but one fate and period, 
though of different complexion of fin.” Slapton Ley, in the 
Norfolk Broads, is reputed the best station for the rudd fisher, 
where these fish readily take the fly in the sandy shallows. 
“IT am almost afraid,” says Mr. Manley, “to say how many 
score I have taken there in a few hours with a single-handed 
fly-rod and common red palmer fly, but remember, with a 
small piece of white kid glove, the size of a gentle, flying on 
the head of the hook.”’ 
Distribution. 
The Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) 
Fin FORMULA. TEETH. 
Dorsal: 1% rays. Pharyngeal, in two rows 
Anal; Xt or 12 rays. of three and five 
Pectoral: 14 to 16 rays. each ;_ strong, long, 
Ventral: to rays. compressed, and 
Caudal; 19 rays. hooked. 
Like all British cyprinoid fish, the chub is a disappointing 
fish from a culinary point of view. THe rejoices in more 
