GENERA AND SPECIES. 95 



Ctenolabrus. Plate xiv. LA BRIDGE. 



1 10. rnpestris, JAGO'S GOLDSINNV. A notch between the spines and 

 rays of dorsal, owing to the last spine being 

 much shorter than the last but one. 



There are from 16 to 18 spines in the dorsal, and from 8 to 10 

 rays ; in the anal there are 3 spines and 8 rays, in the caudal there 

 are 15 rays, in the pectorals 14, in the ventrals a spine and 5 rays, 

 The dorsal is almost straight along the outer edge, gradually rising 

 from the back until the last spine ; the rays are higher. In the 

 anal the spines lengthen from the first to the third. The lateral 

 line has from 38 to 40 scales, and follows the curve of the back. 

 The mouth is small, and does not quite extend to the eye ; the snout 

 is pointed. In general colour this wrasse is pinkish or golden, 

 with a few blotches, and it is occasionally banded or striped. It is 

 a deep-water species, not entering estuaries or harbours, and is 

 5 inches long. 



Cyclopterus. Plate viii. CYCLOP7 'ERIDSE. 



60. himpus, LUMP-FISH. Sucker formed by union of the ventrals. 



This ugly fish with an ugly name has really two dorsal fins, the 

 first being hidden beneath the skin when the fish is fully grown, 

 The hidden dorsal has from 4 to 6 rays, the second dorsal having 10 

 or ii. The anal has 9 or 10 rays, the caudal 10 or n, the pectorals 

 have 20 or 21, and the ventrals have a spine and 5 rays, the two ven 

 trals uniting. There are tubercles on the body, the largest of which 

 are arranged in three rows on each side and one along the back, 

 extending over the first dorsal fin. The male is blue above and red 

 below, the female is blackish blue, the young are green or green 

 and yellow. When fully grown the Lump-fish is 2 feet long. By 

 means of the sucker it sticks to the rocks and to floating objects. 

 The young use it for sticking themselves on to the male as he carries 

 them off with him out of danger into deeper waters. It is not an 

 uncommon fish, and is known all round the coasts of the North 

 Atlantic. 



Cyprinus. Plate xxii. CYPR1NID&. 

 169. carpio, CARP. Four barbules. 



The Carp has from 21 to 25 dorsal rays, the first two or three 

 being bony and higher than the others ; the anal has 7 or 8 rays, 

 with the first 2 or 3 bony. There are 20 rays in the caudal, 15 

 or 16 in the pectorals, 8 in the ventrals. The ventrals are placed 

 midway along the abdomen, and the dorsal begins a little in 

 front of them ; the anal begins halfway between the front edge of 

 the ventrals and the base of the caudal ; the pectorals just reach 

 the front edge of the dorsal. In the lateral line there are from 

 35 to 40 scales; the scales are large. The mouth is small, and 

 reaches about half-way to the eye ; it is toothless, the only teeth 

 being on the lower pharyngeal bones ; the lips are leathery. In 

 colour the Carp is golden brown, paler below. 'It occasionally 



