474 



TENCH CYPRINE. 



Class IV. 



on the incautious handler, and even do much 

 damage to the nets ; the pectoral fins are of 

 a pale brown color ; the ventral and anal tipped 

 with yellow ; the tail a little bifurcated, and of 

 a deep purple; the side line is strait. The 

 scales are of a pale gold color, edged with 

 black ; the belly is white. 



3, Tench. Tinea. Ausonius Mosella, 123. 



Tinea. Jovius, 124. 



Tinea, Tenca. Salvian, 90. 



La Tanche. Belon, 325. 



Tinea. Rondel, fiuviat. 157. 

 Gesner pise. 984. 



Schley, Slye. Schonevelde, 76. 



Tench. Wil. lchth. 251. Raii 

 syn. pise. 117« 



Cyprinus mucosus totus ni- 

 grescens, extremitate eaudse 

 aequali. Arted. synon. 5. 



Cyprinus Tinea. C. pinna ani 

 radiis 25, cauda integra, cor- 

 pore mucoso, cirris 2. Lin. 



Syst. 526. Gm. Lin. 1413. 



Gronov. Zooph. No. 328. 

 Suture, Linnare, Skomakare. 



Faun. Suec. No. 363. 

 Schleihe, Schlegen. WulffBo- 



russ. No. 55. 

 La Tanche. Duhamel Tr. des 



Pesches, ii. 506. sect. 3. tab. 



25. Jig. 2. 

 La Tanche. Block ichth. i. 70. 



tab. 14. 

 Le Cyprin tanche. De la Ce- 



pede Hist, des Poissons. v. 



537- 



JL HE tench underwent the same fate with the 

 barbel, in respect to the notice taken of it by 

 the early writers ; and even Ausonius, who first 

 mentions it, treats it with such disrespect, as 

 evinces the great capriciousness of taste; for 

 that fish, which at present is held in such good 



