CYPRINID/E. 



tory of Great Britain and Ireland, says it is found in the 

 Trent, near Nottingham ; Dr. Turton, in his British Fau- 

 na, states that it inhabits the clear streams of Wiltshire ; and 

 the Rev. Leonard Jenyns has found it in the Lode, a small 

 river in Cambridgeshire, which runs into the Cam. Its 

 habits are but little known, or have not been distinguished 

 from those of the more common Loach. It is called Ground- 

 ling from its habit of lurking under stones in search of 

 larvae and insects. Bloch says it spawns in April or May, 

 and deposits its ova among stones on the bottom. It seldom 

 exceeds three inches in length. By the kindness of Mr. 

 Jenyns, I possess two specimens from the Lode, from one 

 of which the representation, of the natural size, at the head 

 of this article, was taken. The fin-rays in number are 



D. 8 : P. 9 : V. 7 : A. 6 : C. 15. 



The form of the body is still more elongated, slender, and 

 compressed, than that of the Loach ; the nose more pointed ; 

 the mouth and the eyes smaller in proportion ; the pectoral 

 fin longer and narrower; all the fins occupying the same 

 relative situation. The colours are similar, both of the 

 body and fins ; but a row of dark brown spots ranged along 

 the side are the most conspicuous. 



