Class IV. BURBOT. 



reaching almoft to the tail, and confifts of fixty- 

 five rays : the peroral fins have fifteen radiated 

 rays ; the ventral fins fix ; the anal fixty-two : the 

 tail is rounded at the end. 



Thefe fifh vary in color, feme being of an olive 

 hue on the fides and back, others cinereous ; the 

 belly white. The ventral fins white: the dorfal 

 and anal edgedj with white. The tail marked near 

 the end with a tranfverfe black bar, and tipt with 

 white. 



Strinfias, ou BotatriiTa. Belon, 



300. 

 Lota. Rondel, fiwviat. 165. 



Gefner pifc. 599. 

 Quappen, Elff-quappen, Ti- 



der-quappen, Trufchen ? 



Schone'veUe, 49. 

 Burbot, or Bird-bolt. Plot 



St of. 241. Tab. 22. fg. 4. 

 Muilela fluviatilis noilratibus 



Eel-pout. Wil. Icth. 125, 86. BuR^OTo 



Rail fyn. pifc. 6j. 

 Aal-rutte, Rutte. Kram. 388. 

 Gadus dorfo dipterygio, ore 



cirrato, maxillis a^qualibus. 



Arted. fynon. 38. 

 Gadus Lota. Lin. fyfi. ^^o. 



Grono-u Xooph. No. 97. 

 Lake. Faun. Suec, No. in. 



THIS fifh is found in the ^rent^ but in great- 

 er plenty in the river Witham., and in the 

 great Eaft Fen in Lincoln/hire. It is a very deli- 

 cate filh for the table, though of a difgufting ap- 

 pearance when alive. It is very voracious, and 

 preys on the fry and Icfi^er fifh. It does nor often 

 take a bait, but is generally caught in v/eels. 



It abounds in the lake of Geneva^ where it is call- 

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Place. 



