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PUNCTATED CARP. 



Cyprinus Punctatus. C. oltiacco-ftavcscens, squamis nigro- 

 jm net at is, linca laterall r libra, scric duplici punctorum nigromm. 



Yellowish-olive Carp, with the scales speckled with black, 

 and red lateral line with a double row of black specks. 



Cyprinus bipunctatus. Spirting, ttlvch. t. S.f. 1. 



A SMALL species, scarcely exceeding three or four 

 inches in length: shape similar to that of the follow- 

 ing species, but with the head larger, and the dorsal 

 fin less broad in proportion : colour pale yellowish 

 brown, or olive ; white or silvery beneath : upper 

 fins blueish : lower reddish : scales speckled with 

 black : lateral line red, and marked throughout by 

 a double row of black points, giving an elegant ap- 

 pearance to the living fish, but fading alter death : 

 tail forked. Native of Germany, inhabiting rivers 

 and brooks, and considered as an agreeable fish 

 for the table. 



BITTERLING. 



Cyprinus Amarus. C. lot us, suburgentco-flaTcsccns, rlorso oli- 

 I'aceo, squainis m&gHU nigro-punctaiis, pinnis pectoralibus vent- 

 raliiusque rudiis scptcm. 



Broad yellowish-olive Carp, witli a cast of silver; large scales 

 speckled with black, and pectoral and ventral fins seven- 

 rayed. 



C. amarus. Der Bitterling. Block, t. S.f. 3. 



A VERY small species, scarcely exceeding two 

 inches in length : shape resembling that of a Carp, or 



