THE BASSE. ^2^ 



of tills fifli are of a middle f.ze, very thick fet^ and ad- 

 hering clofelj to the body. 



There are varieties of this fpecies ; fome variegated, 

 \vith dark Ipots, and others of an unmixed colour. The 

 ruffe of the EngliJJo belongs to this genus ; it is the fmallr 

 eft of the tribe, . and is found in our flreams, vrhere it 

 frequents the deeped parts of the water, and is remark-* 

 ably gregarious ; large , flioals being found in the fame 

 pool. It is of a much more {lender form than the perchs 

 and feldom e:;:ceeds fi:s inches in length. 



