CRUSIAX. 1Q5 



Other varieties, still more remarkable, are figured 

 by Aldrovandus, &c. having the head sloped of]' in 

 front in such a manner as to bear a rude resem- 

 blance to a human face. These varieties Dr. Blocli 

 imagines to be entirely accidental, and to have 

 arisen from a wound casually inflicted by some 

 sharp instrument, as a scythe or sickle, &c. em- 

 ployed for the purpose of cutting weeds, while the 

 fish was lying near the edge of the water. 



CRUSIAN. 



: Cyprinus Carassms. C. luteo-a&caceus, pinnis stibviolaceis, 



laterali recta, cauda subintegra. 

 Yellow-olive Carp, with subviolaceous fins, strait lateral line, 



and nearly even tail. 

 Cyprinus Carassius. C. pinna ani radiis decent, caudce Integra, 



Unea laterali recta. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 526. 

 Cyprinus linea laterali recta, pinna ani radiis decem. Block. 



t. 11. 

 Crusian. Penn. Brit. Zool. 



LENGTH from eight to ten inches : shape very 

 deep, with a considerable thickness : colour deep 

 olivaceous yellow, with a slight silvery tinge on the 

 abdomen : lateral line strait : fins dull violet : 

 dorsal fin broad, and extending a considerable di- 

 stance from the middle of the back towards the 

 tail, which is slightly lunated, with obtuse lobes. 

 Native of many parts of Europe, inhabiting ponds 

 and large stagnant waters. It may be doubted 

 whether it be a genuine native of our own country, 

 but is extremely common, and not much esteemed 



