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ORF. 



Cyprinus Orfus. C. croceus, abdomine argenteo, pinna dor si 



parva, cauda lunata. 

 Orange-coloured Carp, with silvery abdomen, small dorsal fin, 



and lunated tail. 

 Cyprinus Orfus. • C. pinna ani radiis tredecim. Lin, Syst. Nat, 

 Cyprinus corpore colore croceo, pinna ani radiis quatuordecim. 



Block, t. q6. 



A BEAUTIFUL specics ; allied in point of habit to 

 the Gold-Fish, which it in some degree resembles in 

 colour, being of a rich golden orange, accompanied 

 by a silvery gloss, more especially towards the ab- 

 domen : all the fins are of a bright red : the dorsal 

 fin is rather small, and placed a little beyond the 

 middle of the back : the tail is slightly forked or 

 lunated. Native of many parts of Germany, Russia, 

 &c. and often kept like the Gold-Fish in small 

 ponds on account of its beautiful appearance : 

 length from ten to twelve inches or more, 



