126 CHUB. 



This fish is a native of Russia, Pomerania, &c. in- 

 habiting rivers running into the Baltic. In other 

 parts of Europe it is rather a rare fish : it arrives 

 at the length of eighteen inches or two feet, and is 

 held in but slight repute as a table-fish, on account 

 of its thinness, and the vi^ant of firmness of its flesh : 

 it is said chiefly to frequent the banks of the rivers, 

 to prey on worms and insects, and to spawn in the 

 month of May. 



CHUB. 



Cyprinus Jeses. C. argenteo-ccerulescens, dor so oKvaceo, capite 



crasso, rostro rotundalo, 

 Silvery-blueish Carp^ with olivaceous back^ thick head^ and 



rounded snout. 



Cyprinus Jeses. C. pinna ani radiis quatuordecim, rostro rotuU" 



dato. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 530. 

 Chub. Penn. Brit. ZooL 



This fish in some degree resembles the Carp, 

 or rather the Tench, in shape, but is of a more 

 lengthened form, and has a thicker or larger head 

 in proportion. Its general length is fi-om fourteen 

 to eighteen inches : its colour silvery, with a blueish 

 olive cast on the upper parts : the scales are very 

 large or broad, and the lateral line nearly strait : 

 the dorsal fin is rather small, and situated on the 

 middle of the back : the tail is slightly forked, and 

 of a dull blueish colour, all the rest of the fins being 

 of a ferruginous brown. 



The Chub is a native of many parts of Europe, 

 and is not uncommon in our own island : it is 



