32 PRUSSIAN CARP. 



yellowish brown on the back, and so the dorsal fin and tail, 

 yellow on the sides, brighter below; pectoral, ventral, and anal 

 reddish or orange; posterior plate of the gill-cover with a tint 

 of blue. The dorsal fin has eighteen rays, ventral eight, anal 

 nine. Its distinction from the Crucian is seen in the less depth 

 of the body, blunter head, less elevation of the dorsal fin, 

 sharper pectoral, smaller anal; and in the fork of the tail. 



