ANIMALS FOR. 45 



capable of enduring the life of the Aquavivariuni. 

 We therefore present first a list of the whole, as 

 given by Mr. Yarrell, in his beautiful work on 

 " British Fishes." 



The Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). 



The Crucian Carp (C. curassius). 



The Prussian Carp (C. gibelio). 



The Gold Carp (C. auratus). 



The Barbel (Barbus vulgaris). 



The Gudgeon (Gobio fluviatilis). 



The Tench (Tinea vulgaris). 



The Bream (Abramis brama). 



The White Bream (A. blicca). 



The Pomeranian Bream (A. Buggenhaggii). 



The Ide (Leuciscus idus\. 



The Dobule (L. dobula). 



The Roach (L. rutilus). 



The Dace (L. vulgaris). 



The Greening (L. Lancastrensis). 



The Chub (L. cephalus). 



The Rudd (L. eryophthalmus). 



The Azurine (L. cceruleus). 



The Bleak (L. alburnus). 



The Minnow (L. phoxinus). 



The Loach (Cobitis barbatula). 



The Spined Loach (C. tcenid). 



Of these, undoubtedly the handsomest and most 

 easy of domestication is the GOLD CARP (Cyprinus 

 auratus). Although so common in Great Britain 

 at the present day, it is an introduced fish. It 

 appears to be a native of China, where it was 

 petted long before it became a favourite in 

 Europe. Like all domesticated animals, it presents 

 a great variety of colour and form. Its golden 

 colour is often a dark brown, whilst again it 

 becomes so light that it has been called a silver 



