470 



VERTEBRATA. 



8|)HW 



lis 111 .Mint' 



is six to nine iii'-li 



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TIIK ROACn. 



THE CUUB. 



THE RED-ETK. 



cs long; is used !is bait for pike in trolling, on account of 



its silvery brightness. It is com- 

 mon in the deep, clear, (piiet streams 

 of Italy, France, and Germany ; it is 

 also met with in Great Britain. 



The Graining, L. Lancastriensis, 

 is found in the lakes and rivers of 

 some parts of Europe ; in its habits 

 and food it resembles the trout, and is 

 fished for with artificial flies. The 

 average weight is half a pound. The 

 flesh is excellent. 



The Chub, L. cephaliin, frequents 

 deep places in the quiet parts of 

 streams, sheltering itself usually under 

 a bush or tree that may screen it 

 from view. It feeds on worms and 

 insects in their various stages. It is 

 commonly caught by dibbing, that 

 is, by a fly or bait drawn along on the 

 surface of the water. It spawns in 

 April or May, Aveighs one to five 

 pounds, and though a coarse fish, is 

 esteemed palatable when broiled with 

 the scales on. The chub is common 

 in the river Thames, at London, and ' 

 is there much angled for, the bait 

 being cockchafers, dibbed along on 

 the surface, which gives them an 

 action as if they had fallen into the 

 water and were struggling to escape. 

 Though a shy fish, it is said the chub 

 cannot resist a cockchafer thus pre- 

 sented to it. 



The Red-Eye or Rudd, L. cry- 

 (hrophthalmns, is a very common fish 

 in Europe ; it is of brilliant colors, 

 and very tenacious of life ; it feeds on 

 w^orms, molluscous animals, insects, 

 and some vegetable matters. Its 

 weight is one to two pounds. It is 

 tolerable food, and is much used for 

 bait for pike. It breeds freely, with- 

 out any care bestowed upon it, on 

 which account it is cultivated as food 

 for trout, perch, and pike. 



The AzuRiNE or Blue Roach, L. 

 ceruleus, is a small fish, seldom ex- 

 ceeding a pound in weight ; the flesh 

 is firm, and of good flavor. It is 

 hardy, tenacious of life, and spawns 

 in May ; found in Great Britain, and 

 also in some of the Swiss lakes. 



