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FIN-BACK CARP. 



Cyprinus Regius. C. pinna ani radiis undccim, dor salt per 

 totam dorsi longitudinem excurrente. Lin. Gmel. p. 141(J* 

 Moltn. Chil.p. 1Q8. 



Carp with eleven rays in the anal fin, and the dorsal fin run- 

 ning down the whole length of the back. 



NATIVE of the South- American seas: size of a 

 Herring : shape cylindric : colour golden above, 

 silvery beneath: iridrs purple: tins soft and yellow : 

 in great esteem for the table, being a very delicate 

 fish. 



THICK-SNOUTED CARP. 



Cyprinus Labeo. C. subargcntco-fuscus, rostro subcarnoso coni- 

 co-obtuso, pinnis infcrioribus rubris, canda fusca. 



Subargenteous brown Carp, with somewhat fleshy obtusely- 

 conic snout, red lower fins, and brown tail. 



Cyprinus Labeo. C. pinna ani radiis scptem dorsali octo, pec- 

 torahbus noTcndecim. Lin. Gmd. p. 1420. Pall. it. 3. p. 703. 



A LARGE species, more them two feet in length : 

 body roundish, subcompressed, and covered with 

 large scales : head thick, with an obtuse, conical, 

 and somewhat fleshy snout: mouth placed beneath, 

 as in the Sturgeon : eyes rather large, with yellow- 

 ish-silvery irides: pectoral, ventral, and anal fins 

 red : tail forked : first ray of the dorsal strong and 

 bony. Native of rocky rivers in Dauria, where it 

 is very common ; is a very swift swimmer, and i3 

 highly esteemed as a table fLsh. 



