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DOBULE. 



Cyprinus Dobula. C. argenteo-ccerulescens, naso subproducto, 



pinna dorsali caudaqite subcccruleis, pinnis inferioribus rubcn- 



tibus. 

 Silvery blueish Carp, with subproduced snout, dusky back, 



blueish dorsal fin and tail, and reddish lower fins. 

 Cyprinus Dobula. C. pinna ani dorsalique radiis decent. Lin. 



Sysf. Nat. 

 C. oblongus, pinna ani dorsalique radiis undecim. Block, t. 5. 



LENGTH ten or twelve inches : shape similar to 

 *that of the Nase, but with the snout much less pro- 

 duced, the upper jaw being but very little longer 

 than the lower : colour as in the Nase : eyes yellow : 

 situation, shape, and proportion of the fms the 

 same : dorsal fin and tail dusky ; pectoral pale 

 yellow ; ventral and anal red. Native of Germany, 

 &c. inhabiting large lakes, and ascending rivers in 

 the months of March and April for the purpose of 

 spawning : feeds on worms, leeches, and water- 

 insects : but little esteemed as a table-fish, on ac- 

 count of its numerous bones, though otherwise not 

 an unpleasant food. 



