♦T12 FISHES. 



Engraulis encrasicolus. — The Anchovy. Plate Ivi. fig-. 4. Back dusky 

 brown ; sides and belly of a shining silvery hue ; fins short, transparent, the 

 <?(irsal one opposite the ventral fins ; tail forked. Three inches long. Inha- 

 bits the European seas. 



PoJypterus Bichir. — The Nilitic Polypterus. Plate Ivii. fig. 8. Body 

 deep green, with several spots of black ; some individuals are immaculate ; 

 scales very large. Inhabits the Nile. 



Belone vulgaris.~l\w Chinese Gar-Fish. Plate Ivi. fig. 2. Bluish, 

 preeu above j silvery-white below. Two feet long. Inhabits the European 

 .=eas. 



Exocetus exiUens. — The Mediterranean Flying Fish. Plate Ivii. fig. 3. 

 Back brown ; silvery- white beneath, covered with largo scales ; ventral fins 

 long, placed behind the middle of the abdomen. Fifteen inches long. Inha- 

 bits the Mediterranean. 



Cyprinus auratus. — The Golden Carp. Plate Ivii, fig. 4. Rich metallic 

 golden-yellow, approaching to scarlet on the upper parts ; silvery below 5 

 fins carmine-red ; tail sometimes trifid ; anal fin double. Six inches long. 

 Inhabits the Lakes of Southern China. 



Barbus vulgaris. — The Barbel. Plate Ivi. fig. 7. Snout red ; dark sil- 

 very gray on the upper parts, and paler below ; scales rounded ; second ray 

 of the dorsal fin strong and serrated ; ventral fins pale reddish-brown, tipped 

 with yellow; tail forked, of a purple tinge. Eight feet long. Inhabits the 

 rivers of Southern Europe. 



Abramis vulgaris. — Tlie Bream. Plate Ivi. fig. 5. Olive-green above, 

 paler below ; fins dusky. Two and a half feet long. Inhabits the lakes and 

 rivers of Europe. 



Anableps tetropkthalmus. — The Four-Eyed Anableps. Plate Ivii. fig. 5. 

 Yellowish-gray, with longitudinal lines on the aides. Ten inches long. In- 

 habits the rivers of Guiana. 



Pimelodus Bagarius. — Bagarus's Pimelodus. Plate Ivii. fig. 6. Tail 

 fin divided into two bony long pointed lobes ; body opaque, scabrous, varic- 

 gated with black irregular marks. Six feet long. Inhabits the Ganges. 



Macropteronotus inagur. — The Magur Macropteronotus. ' Plate Ivii. 

 fig. 1. Tail and back fins distinct; body shaped like the head of a lance; 

 olive-green above, and dirty. yellow below; the fins are edged with red. 

 Ten inches long. Inhabits the Ganges. 



Platystacus ckaca. — The Chaca Platystacus. Plate Ivii. fig. 8. Skin 

 with scattered fleshy projections, ragged, and the surface clouded with 

 green and black above, and black and yellow beneath ; fins spotted with 

 black ; head much depressed and blunt. Eight inches long. Inhabits the 

 Ganges. 



Hypostomus Jlavus.— The Yellow Hypostomus. Plate Iviii. fig. 1. 

 Orange-yellow, spotted with brown; tail with bars of the same colour; 

 head large, rough with small points. Teu inches long. Inhabits the Indian 

 seas. 



ORDER VII.— MALACOPTERYGII SUBRACHIATI. 



Jaws entire ; branchiae pectinated ; ventral fins either before the pectorals, 

 between them, or a little behind. 



