CRUCIAN CARP AND GOLDFISH 



The limit weight seems to be about 25 pounds, but this 

 may be considered a large specimen in this country. 

 It is, as a rule, greenish-brown, with rich bronze-coloured 

 sides. It not only lives to a ripe old age, but will also 

 exist for a considerable time out of water. 



Crucian Carp. — Carassius vulgaris (Fig. 42). The 

 Crucian or Prussian Carp is minus the barbels of 

 Cyprinus carpio, and also differs in other respects. It, 



Crucian Carp 



however, resembles the latter in colour. It does not 



attain such large dimensions, the maximum weight being 



about 7 pounds, and a length of about 1 1 feet is attained. 



It has not, so far, been found in Scotland, Wales, or 



Ireland, and hence is much more locally distributed 



than the species last under notice. The generic name 



Carassius is the Latin form of a German word Karausche, 



and that of the Common Carp — Cyprinus — is believed 



to be derived from the island of Cyprus. 



Goldfish, — Carassius auratus. In a wild condition the 



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