226 CHUB. 



This fish is a native of Russia, Pomerania, &c. in- 

 habiting rivers running into the Baltic. In other 

 parts of Europe it is rather a rare fish : it arrives 

 at the length of eighteen inches or two feet, and is 

 held in but slight repute as a table-fish, on account 

 of its thinness, and the want of firmness of its flesh : 

 it is said chiefly to frequent the banks of the rivers, 

 to prey on worms and insects, and to spawn in the 

 month of May. 



CHUB. 



Cyprinus Jeses. C. argcnteo-ccerukscenSf dorso olwaceo, capitc 



crasso, rostro rotundato. 

 Silvery-blueish Carp, with olivaceous back, thick head, and 



rounded snout. 

 Cyprinus Jeses. C. pinna ani radiis quatuordecim , rostro rotun? 



dato. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 530. 

 Chub. Pern. Brit. Zool. 



THIS fish in some degree resembles the Carp, 

 Or rather the Tench, in shape, but is of a more 

 lengthened form, and has a thicker or larger head 

 in proportion. Its general length is from fourteen 

 to eighteen inches : its colour silvery, with a blueish 

 olive cast on the upper parts : the scales are very 

 large or broad, and the lateral line nearly strait : 

 the dorsal fin is rather small, and situated on the 

 middle of the back : the tail is slightly forked, and 

 of a dull blueish colour, all the rest of the fins being 

 of a ferruginous brown. 



The Chub is a native of many parts of Europe, 

 and is not uncommon in our own island : it is 



