THE CARP FAMILY. 



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fish, however, afford the angler better sport, as they are 

 exceedingly strong and vigorous, sometimes weighing as 

 much as 7 and 8 Ibs.*, and by no means shy biters. They 

 are also useful as stock for ponds, or to feed Pike, being 

 hardy and of quick growth. The ova in one female have 

 been counted, and found to be 130,000. 



A comparison of the skull of the Carp-Bream, as shown 

 in the woodcut, with that of the common Carp at p. 105, 



Skull of Carp-Bream. 



will exhibit in a marked manner the differences in struc- 

 ture between the two craniums, and the relative superiority 

 of the latter. 



* Bailjj in his Angler's Instructor, records the capture of a Bream 

 in the Trent which weighed 17 Ibs. 



