ORF. 



Cyprinus Orfus. C. croceus> abdomine argcntco, pinna dursi 



parva, cauda lunata. 

 Orange- coloured Carp, with, silvery abdomen, small dorsal fin, 



and lunated tail. 



Cyprinus Orfus. C. pinna ani radiis tredecim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Cyprinus corpore colore croceo, pinna ani radiis quatuordecim. 



Block, t. 96. 



A BEAUTIFUL species ; allied in point of habit to 

 the Gold-Fish, which it in some degree resembles in 

 colour, being of a rich golden orange, accompanied 

 by a silvery gloss, more especially towards the ab- 

 domen : all the fins are of a bright red : the dorsal 

 fin is rather small, and placed a little beyond the 

 middle of the back: the tail is slightly forked or 

 lunated. Native of many parts of Germany, Russia, 

 &c. and often kept like the Gold-Fish in small 

 ponds on account of its beautiful appearance : 

 length from ten to twelve inches or more. 



