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tral, 8 rays, dorsals, anal 8, pectoral 15, tail 1Q; body 

 semi-pellucid : in some waters spotted with red, and then 

 called PINKS \ back, black in general, but in some clear 

 blue j striped longitudinally ; some are diversified with 

 yellow, blue, and other colours ; fins generally bluish, 

 marked each with a red spot. The head wedge-shaped, 

 and dark-green above ; the gill-covers yellow ; red lips ; 

 small eyes, black pupil, golden iris, body long and round, 

 thick at the shoulders, and small at the tail, which is 

 forked. 



LOACH. Four barbs on the upper lip, and four on the 

 lower ; a small forked spine over each eye -, 4 rays in the 

 gills, 11 in the pectoral, 8 in the ventral, 8 in the anal, 

 7 in the dorsal, and 1 4 in the tail. Pointed head, broad 

 mouth, 12 teeth in each jaw, pupil black, iris gold ; 

 cheeks and gills, yellow with brown spots ; broad neck ; 

 the body round, and generally black, but mixed with 

 yellow and brown, in dots and stripes j belly orange - 

 coloured, with black dots ; the scales very minute, but 

 covered with slime. Fins generally yellow, with black 

 spots or streaks ; tail rounded off. 



The EEL. Under jaw protrudes'; body of a bluish 

 black, or of a very deep blackish green ; very long, 

 smooth, rather flat towards the tail, but round behind 

 the shoulders, mouth broad, forehead flat and wide, jaws 

 and mouth full of small teeth, the eyes small, and co- 

 vered with a membrane, pupil black, iris gold colour. 

 No gill-covers, but two small apertures of a crescent 

 shape, close to the pectorals : lateral line straight, with 

 small white dots. The colour various, as particularised 



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