THE TRl E FISHES. 





missed with bare mention, for they are almosl perfectly worthless. I >nce 

 in a while there is found some man who relishes their dry, muddy flesh 

 but actual starvation would be necessary to make any one with well-deve 

 oped taste eat them. They are mostly fresh-water forms of the United 



Fig. 300. — Carp: above, the common carp {Cyprmna rarpioh at the right centre, the mirror 

 left centre, goldfish {Carassius auratus) ; below, the barbel 



States. Some sixty species are known, some of which reach a lengl 

 three feet. The name sucker has reference to the way in which tl 

 obtain their food. 



The group now to be taken up is of vastly more import. in. 

 economic standpoint, than any already mentioned, and it- firs! m 

 the herring, whose smoke-dried bodies -two for a cent' figure 



