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FRLNGE-LIPPED CARP. 



Cyprinus Fimbriatus. C. violaceo-fuscus , rubro punctatus, abdo- 

 mine argenteo, labiisfimbriatis, cauda furcata . 



Violet-brown Carp, speckled with red,, with silvery abdomen, 

 fringed lips, and forked tail. 



Cyprinus fimbriatus. C. labiisjimbriatis. Block, t. 40g. 



LENGTH about twelve inches : shape somewhat 

 allied to that of the common Carp : colour above 

 violet-brown, marked with numerous red specks: 

 below silvery or white : scales rather large : lips 

 deeply crenated or fringed round the margin : dor- 

 sal fin rather broad, slightly falcated, and extend- 

 ing a considerable distance from the middle of the 

 back towards the tail, which is deeply forked, and, 

 like all the rest of the fins, of a deep violet-colour. 

 Native of India, inhabiting fresh waters, and con- 

 sidered as a good fish for the table. 



CIRRIIATED CARP. 



Cyprinus Cirrhosus. C. argenteus, dorso violaceo-fusco, labio 



superiore biclrrhato. 

 Silvery Carp, with violet-brown back, and two beards on the 



upper lip. 

 Cyprinus cirrhosus. C. cirrhis duobus supra labium superius. 



Block. *. 411. 



LENGTH twelve inches: shape nearly similar to 

 that of the preceding, but rather more slender: 

 colour silvery, with a violet-brown cast on the upper 



