CYPRINOIDEyE. 



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behind the pectorals, and twenty-three just before the ventrals. The lateral line is straight, 

 making no perceptible angle at the junction of the tail and body. 



Fins.— .fir. 3—3 ; P. 18 ; D. 12 to 14; V. 10; A. 8 or 9 ; C. 18|. 



The height of the dorsal exceeds the length of its attachment ; and its eighth or ninth ray 

 is opposite to the first of the ventrals. The anal, when turned back, does not reach quite to 

 the base of the caudal. 



Colour of the back intermediate between honey-yellow and oil-green (like old olive-oil) ; 

 the sides are occupied by a series of patches of light, lake-red, more or less continuous, forming 

 a broad irregular stripe : the belly is white. The under fins are tinged with ochre-yellow, 

 and at some seasons have a red hue ; the dorsal and upper part of the caudal have nearly the 

 tint of the back. 



Intestines. — The lining of the abdomen is covered with a pigment similar to that which is 

 attached to the choroid coat of the human eye : it is most abundant on the capsule of the air- 

 bladder, and soils the fingers, but is easily washed off. As it is not present in the foregoing 

 or following species, it forms a convenient distinguishing character. The air-bladder is 

 divided into two sacs, the lower of which sends a slender contorted tube to the oesophagus. 

 The spleen lies in the centre of the convolutions of the gut. The length of the whole alimen- 

 tary canal is to that of the fish, excluding the caudal fin, as 47 to 17. 











Dimensions. 













Inches. 



Lines. 





Inches. 



Lines. 



Igt] 



i from 



end of snout to tips of caudal 



22 



4 



Length of ventrals .... 



2 



9 



11 



» 



end of scales on ditto . 



. 19 



3 



„ longest rays of anal 



3 







99 



n 



end of anal . . . 



16 



7 



„ its attachment . 



1 



3 



99 





anus .... 



15 



2 



„ longest rays of caudal 



3 



5 



91 



n 



ventrals . 



11 



3 



„ central rays of ditto . . . 



1 



10 



>y 



n 



dorsal 



. 9 



9 



Depth of body where greatest 



3 



6 



ji 



19 



posterior edge of gill-cover 



4 







Circumference there . . . . 



10 







11 



91 



nape .... 



3 



7 



Longitudinal axis of orbit 







7 



91 



11 



orbit . . 



. 2 







Vertical ditto . 







fi 



11 



of pectorals .... 



3 



4 



Spread of caudal fin ... . 



5 







11 



longest rays of dorsal 



. 2 



3 



Length of aliment, canal from gullet to anus 



47 







11 



its attachment 



2 



2 



Weight of recent fish .... 



7ilbs 





