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DOBULE. 



Cyprinus Dobula. C, argenteo-cceruk&cens, naso suhproducto^ 

 pinm dorsali caudaqne mhcceruleis, pinnis inferioribus ruben- 

 tibns. 



Silvery blueish Carp, with subproduced snout, dusky back, 

 blueish dorsal fin and tail, and reddish lower fins. 



Cyprinus Dobula. C. pinna ani dorsalique radiis decern, Lin. 

 Syst. Nat. 



C. oblongus, pinna ani dorsalique radiis undecim. Block, t. 5. 



. Length ten or twelve inches : shape similar to 

 that of the Nase^but with the snout much less pro- 

 duced, the upper jaw being but very little longer 

 than the lower : colour as in the Nase : eyes yellow : 

 situation, shape, and proportion of the fuis the 

 same : dorsal fin and tail dusky ; pectoral pale 

 yellow^ ; ventral and anal red. Native of Germany, 

 &c. inhabiting large lakes, and ascending rivers in 

 the months of March and April for the purpose of 

 spawning : feeds on worms, leeches, and water- 

 insects : but little esteemed as a table-fish, on ac- 

 count of its numerous bones, though otherwise not 

 an unpleasant food. 



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