3^4 C R U C I A N. Class IV. 



Its body is extremely deep, like that of the 

 bream, but much thicker. 

 DsscRip. The head is fmall: the irides yellow, varying in 

 feme almoil to rednefs : the noftrils large : the 

 back vaftiy arched, and Hoping aff fuddenly to the 

 head and tail : the fcales very large : the fide line 

 very flightly incurvated. 



The dorfal fin confifts of eleven rays ; the firft 

 very fhort, the fecond very ftrong, and ferrated 

 on each fide. The pedtorai fins confift of feven- 

 teen ; the ventral of nine j the anal of thirteen 

 rays. 



The back is of an olive color : the fides and 

 belly of a gold color, with certain marks of red % 

 the ventral and anal fins, and the tail, generally 

 of a deep red : the tail forked. 



We believe this to be the fame with the Shal- 

 low of the Cam -, which grows to the length of thir- 

 teen inches. It fpawns in JprzL 



lyi. Cruci- Gyprinus Caraffius. Lin.fyjl. Karaufchen. A%^r i2«. XI. 5-?. 

 AN. Ruda, et CaruiTa. Faun.Suec, Karafs. Gefner pifc. Paralip^ 



N. ^6i\.. 16, 



THIS fpecies is common in many of the fifh 

 ponds about London^ and other parts of the 

 fouth of England i but I believe is not a native filh. 



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