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Cyprimis Ballerus. C. argenleo-cccnrfescens, dorso obscuriore, 



pinna dorsali parva, ani hita, cauda bifida. 

 Silvery-blueish Carp, with dusky back, small dorsal fin, wide 



anal fin, and bifid tail. 

 C. Ballerus. C. pinna ani radiis quadraginta. Lin. Syst. Nat. 



Block, t. 9. 



LENGTH ten or fifteen inches : shape allied to 

 that of the Bream, &c. but less deep : head rather 

 small than large : gill-covers bright silvery, forming 

 the appearance of very large scales towards the 

 sides of the head : body covered by middle-sized 

 scales: colour silvery, with the back dusky, or 

 blueish : fins blueish, with a slight cast of dull red: 

 dorsal fin rather small, and situated a trifle beyond 

 the middle of the back; anal fin broad, or extending 

 from the vent nearly to the tail, which is forked, 

 with the lower lobe somewhat longer than the 

 upper : lateral line nearly strait. Native of several 

 parts of the German empire, inhabiting lakes and 

 rivers. 



