CRUSIAN. 



- XDther varieties, still more remarkable, are figured 

 by Aldrovandus, &c. having the head sloped off in 

 front in such a manner as to bear a rude resem- 

 blance to a human face. These varieties Dr. Bloch 

 imagines to be entirely accidental, and to have 

 arisen from a wound casually inflicted by some 

 sharp instrument, as a scythe or sickle, &c. em- 

 ployed for the purpose of cutting weeds, while the 

 fish was lying near the edge of the water. ^ 



CRUSIAN. ^ ' 



Cyprinus Carassius. C. luteo-olivaceuS) pinnis subviolaceis, linea 



laterali recta, Cauda subintegra. 

 Yellow-olive Carp, with subviolaceous fins, strait lateral line, 



and nearly even tail. 

 Gyprinus Carassius. pinna ani radiis decern, caudce Integra, 



linea laterali recta, Lin» Syst. Nat. p. 526. 

 Cyprinus linea laterali recta, pinna ani radiis decern, Bloch, 



t.il. 



Crusian. Penn. Brit. ZooL 



Length from eight to ten inches : shape very 

 deep, with a considerable thickness : colour deep 

 ohvaceous yellow, with a slight silvery tinge on the 

 abdomen : lateral line strait : fins dull violet ; 

 dorsal fin broad, and extending a considerable di^ 

 stance from the middle of the back towards the 

 tail, which is slightly lunated, with obtuse lobes. 

 Native of many parts of Europe, inhabiting ponds 

 and large stagnant waters. It may be doubted 

 whether it be a genuine native of our own country, 

 but is extremely common, and not much esteemed 



