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quently assembles in small shoals near the surface 

 of the water, especially in bright weather, being 

 fond of warmth : it usually spawns in the month of 

 June, and is often observed to be found in spawn 

 during the greatest part of the summer. From its 

 small size the Minow is not much' regarded in the 

 list of edible fish, though it is said to be extremely 

 delicate, and, where found in great plenty, is oc- 

 casionally used for the table. It is much more 

 frequently the victim of anglers, who procure it for 

 the purpose of a bait for various fishes, and parti- 

 cularly for trout. 



APHYA CARP. 



Cyprinus Aphya. C. subfuscus, subtus albo-fcrrvgineus, iridibus 



rubric. 



Brownish Carp, whitish-ferruginous beneath, with red irides. 

 Cyprinus Aphya. C. pinna cmi radiis wore///, iridibus rubris, 



cor pore pellwido. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Cyprinus radiis novem in pinna anali dorsalique. Block, t. 97. 



THIS is a small species, somewhat allied to the 

 Gudgeon in appearance, but scarcely measuring 

 more than two or three inches in length, and is of 

 a pale brown colour on the upper parts, and whitish 

 or reddish beneath: the scales are middle-sized, 

 and easily deciduous, and the fins of a greenish 

 grey. It is of a gregarious nature, and is found in 

 great plenty about the coasts of the Baltic, and in 

 the rivers of the northern regions ; particularly 

 Sweden and Norway. It is also said to be frequent 



