168 MARINE AND FRESHWATER FISHES 



make long leaps, resembling flight, above the surface of the 

 water. It is in the habit of associating in shoals, and where 

 abundant, in the Mediterranean and more southern seas, 

 is the favourite prey of the Dolphin-fish (Coryphand), and 

 the Albatross, and other sea-birds, which pursue it un- 

 relentingly through air and water as represented in the 

 accompanying illustration. A British example of the 

 Flying-fish is among the more important desiderata of 

 the Buckland Museum. The Lesser Flying-fish (Exocetus 

 evolans), is doubtfully reported as having been on one or 

 more occasions taken off the British coast. 



FAMILY V. CARP TRIBE (Cyprinida). 



Body, excepting the head, usually covered with scales ; 

 the margin of the upper jaw formed by the intermaxillary 

 bones alone ; the mouth toothless, but teeth developed in 

 one, two, or three bones upon the strong falciform, lower 

 pharyngeal bones; no adipose fin; air-bladder large, 

 divided by a constriction into an anterior and posterior 

 portion, or into a right and left sub-division, enclosed within 

 an osseous capsule. 



The Carp tribe embraces all our most familiarly known 

 coarser species of freshwater fish, such as the common 

 Carp (Cyprinus carpio), No. 160 ; the Crucian Carp (Caras- 

 sius vulgaris\ No. 161 ; the Barbel (Bar bus vulgaris\ No. 

 162 ; the Gudgeon (Gobio flumatilis), No. 163 ; the Roach 

 (Leuciscusrutilus), No. 164 ; the Chub (L. cephalus), No. 165 ; 

 the Dace (L. vulgaris). No. 166 ; the Rudd (L. erythrop- 

 thalmus\ No. 167 ; the Minnow (L. pkoxinus), No. 168 ; the 

 Tench (Tinea vulgaris), No. 169 ; the Yellow Bream and 

 White Bream (Abramis brama and A. blicca), Nos. 170 

 and 171 ; the Bleak (Albernus lucidus),No. 172; and the 



