CHAPTER IX 



THE CA<RJ>S (continued} 



The Roach Appearance Distribution Habits Angling for Roach The 

 Rudd Distribution The Chub Distribution and Habits Angling for 

 Chub The Dace Distribution Habits Angling for Dace The 

 Minnow Habits Distribution The Tench Distribution and Habits 

 Tench as Food Angling for Tench. 



Eighth Sub-Family ; LEUCISCINA: THE WHITE FISH 



FAMILY 



THE eighth division of Dr. Gimther's arrangement of the 

 Carp Family contains a large number of genera, distributed 

 widely through the northern temperate zone, and including 

 thirty-five species indigenous to Europe and Asia, and forty to 

 North America. In this group the dorsal fin is short, without 

 a bony ray, and the teeth are ranged in a single or double 

 series on the pharynx. 



The Roach (Leuciscus rutilus) 



FIN FORMULA (variable, being given differently 

 by different observers). 



Dorsal : 12 to 14 rays. 

 Pectoral : 1 6 or 1 7 rays. 

 Anal : 12 to 14 rays. 

 Ventral : 9 or 10 rays. 



TEETH. 



None on vomer or 

 palate ; pharyngeal 

 teeth conical or com- 

 pressed, in a single or 

 double series. 



Certain creatures seem to be brought into being simply for 

 the purpose of affording food for others, and such is the part 



