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, RAPHE. 



Cyprinus Aspius. C. griseo-argenteus, dorso subfusco, maxilla 



inferior e longiore incurva, 

 ' Silvery-grey Carp, with brownish back, and incurved lower 



jaw longer than the upper. 

 C. Aspius. C. pimm ani radiis sedecim^ maxilla inferiore longiore 



incurva. Lin. Si/st. Nat. p. 530. 

 ■ Cyprinus Aspius. Block, t.y. 



Greatly allied in appearance to the Chub, but 

 rather more slender, with the back less elevated, 

 the abdomen more prominent, and the head rather 

 smaller : colour silvery, growing dusky on the 

 back : scales large : lateral line curving slightly 

 towards the abdomen: fins similar in situation, 

 shape, and colour to those of the Chub, except 

 that the pectoral fms are whitish: the lower jaw 

 is rather longer than the upper, slightly curving 

 up at the tip. In the young of this species the 

 body is often marked by a longitudinal series of 

 dusky lines in the direction of the scales, as in the 

 Grayling, the Mullet, and several other fishes. Na- 

 tive of the rivers of Germany : said to be a good 

 table fish, but not a fashionable one, the flesh break- 

 ing in pieces on boiling, and being thought too fat 

 for delicate stomachs. It is said to die soon when 

 taken out of the water, in which particular it differs 

 remarkably from the Chub. « , \ 



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