SYNOPSIS. 

 I>abru Julia, Lirm. Don. Brit. Pith., pi. .06 ; Penn. Tlrit. 



/W., iii. ]>. Mt 



FAN. XII. Witt-ularidas. Fam. of Pipe-moutJttd Fishes. Month 

 at the extwiitifi/ of a lony tube; body compressed, oval, and 



' with scales. 



GEN. L. CENTRISCUB. Mouth extremely nnall, and cleft 

 obliquely, tooth wanting, denial iinH two, both placed U-hind 

 tin- iniddl.-, vi nt.nil IIIIH united. 



8p. .04. 0. fcolopax. Trumpet-fifth, or Sea Snipe. First dor- 

 Hal fin with throo or four Hpinoim rayH, the firnt fhn-o 

 timeH an long JIH the othrrH, liroad, point.rd, and Hi-iratrd 

 on tho ldoi ; poctoral fin inll ; anal fin longer than any 

 of the other fniN ; tail roundi-d ; b:u-k red, mdi-H liv.litrr, fiiw 

 greyish white. 7,wm., /'. lint. Zool., iii. p. 1.00 j Don. 

 Brit. Fish., pi. 6& 



SECOND SUBDIVISION OF OSSEOUS FISHES ; MALA- 

 COPTERYOII; FISHES WITH SOFT FIN-RAYS. 



ORDER II. MAf.ACOPTERYGTI AFWOMIN' \ 1,1 

 80FT-FINNED FISHES WITH AliOOMINAL VKN- 

 TRAL8. 



. XI If. Cifprinida. Fam. of Carps. Mouth ttnmll, tn-tA 

 <t t/n' i>/i<iriiiu- hut tnnu: <nt (he jaws, tltv tnttrr Jonitt-.it by the 

 intormaxillaries ; body not compr**d t and the rrntml rii<fc 

 never serrated \ dorsal *in ; //<-. 



GEN. LI. CYPKINUS. Doraal fin elongated, tho m-cmid ray, 

 v\.-ll .-., I!..- i ..nvM|,Mii.liiiKonein theanal, foi irated 



spin.-: lips hiinpli- uitli <>r witliotit barbulen ; ftcalua \ 



bi-.-inehioMtrgouM ray three. 



8p, 95. C. carpio. roiniiifin Carp. Month wifli a b:*i-l>ul- 

 at earh r-..in-r t' tltn mouth, and M Miialh-r our above on 



each aide ; first domal ray Nlmrt :<n.i l> >n\ ; -....i.d 

 rated qpStti, third h.n^cut ; dorsal and uu.-il ti 



