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POMERANIAN CARP. 



, Cyprinus Pomeranicus. C. argenteus, dorso pinnisqu'e fu^o» 

 ccerulescentibus, capite convexo, Cauda furcata, 



' Silvery Carp, with dusky-blueish back and fins^ convex head,, 

 and forked tail. 



Cyprinus Buggenhagii. C. pintice ani radiis novendecim, Bloch. 



Length from twelve to fifteen inches: shape 

 moderately deep, tapering pretty suddenly towards 

 the tail: head rather large, convex above, and 

 sinking rather inwards towards the back : eyes 

 large and silvery : colour of the whole fish silvery, 

 with a blueish or dusky tinge on the upper parts and 

 fins: scales large: lateral line slightly bending from 

 the gills downwards, and then running strait to the 

 tail, which is pretty sharply forked : dorsal fin small, 

 and placed in the middle of the back : ventral fins 

 small, and situated in the middle of the abdomen : 

 anal fin small, and rather falcated. Native of some 

 parts of Germany and Poland, inhabiting lakes 

 and rivers, and often seen accompanying or preced- 

 ing shoals of Breams, to which, as well as to the 

 Sope, it is much allied, but may be readily distin- 

 guished from those fishes by the small number of 

 rays in the anal fin. 



