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mlapted than those of any other fiimily, nnlcss it be the youn}^ 

 fry of the Salinoniilte, while in their l*arr form. 



In lieu of those {ijenern, however, whieh exist in Englanil ami 

 on the eontiuent of Europe, but entirely laek Anu*riean repre- 

 sentatives, several prevail here whieh arc totally wanting in 

 Kurope, as the genus Labeo, the genus Catastumun, Suckers, or 

 Sucking Carp, many varieties of which are founil throughout 

 the waters of the Initeil States and Canada, from north to 

 south, and many species of Hydrarijyra, analogous to the 

 European Minnow. 



Sevcnd of these laat species are of great interest to the 

 naturalist, the ('utdsfoini, or Snekers especially, from the sni- 

 gular formation of their mouths, which are situated far below 

 and posterior to the tip of the snout, and furnished with 

 crimped and pendant labials, adapted for the deglutition of 

 vegetable substances and even of nnul ; biit to the sj)ortsman 

 they are of no account, as they do not take the bait, and are 

 worth little as bait themselves, while, l)y the epicure, they are 

 justly held in utter scorn. 



The truth is, that nowhere under the canopy of heaven are 

 the genus Cypr'mus worthy to be accounted Sporting Fishes, and 

 nowhere are they eatable — not even excepting the Carp and 

 Tench of Euroiw; — unless with the aid and appliances of a most 

 careful cuisine, and l)y dint of stewing in claret, with condi- 

 ments and spices, garlic and forcemeat balls, and anchovies, 

 such as might convert a kid glove, or the sole of a reasonably 

 tender India-rubber slioc into delicious esculents. 



The shyness of the Carp in biting, the great size of the 

 T^enm and nnrbcl. and even in some waters of the Chub, 



