m 
VERTEBRATA. 
spawns in June; is six to nine inches long; is 
^^^^^^ 
nsed 
THE ROACH. 
THE CHUB. 
THE RED-ETE. 
as bait for pike in trolling, on account of 
its silvery brightness. It is com- 
mon in the deep, clear, quiet streams 
of Italy, France, and Germany ; it is 
also met with in Great Britain. 
The Graining, I/. Lancastrieyisis, 
is found in the lakes and rivers of 
some parts of Europe; in its habits 
and food it resembles the trout, and is 
fished for with artificial flies. The 
average weight is half a pound. The 
flesh is excellent. 
The Chub, L, ceiohalu^^ frequents 
deep places in the quiet parts of 
streams, sheltering itself usually under 
a bush or tree that may screen it 
from view. It feeds on worms and 
insects in their various stages. It is 
commonly caught by dibbing, that 
is, by a fly or bait drawn along on the 
surface of the water. It spawns in 
April or May, weighs one to five 
pounds, and though a coarse fish, is 
esteemed palatable when broiled with 
the scales on. The chub is common 
in the river Thames, at London, and 
is there much angled for, the bait 
being cockchafers, dibbed along on 
the surface, which gives them an 
action as if they had fallen into the 
water and were struggling to escape. 
Though a shy fish, it is said the chub 
cannot resist a cockchafer thus pre- 
sented to it. 
The Red-Eye or Rudd, L. ery- 
throiihthalmus, is a very common fish 
in Europe ; it is of brilliant colors, 
and veiy tenacious of life ; it feeds on 
worms, molluscous animals, insects, 
and some vegetable matters. Its 
weight is one to two pounds. It is 
tolerable food, and is much used for 
bait for pike. It breeds freely, with- 
out any care bestowed upon it, on 
which account it is cultivated as food 
for trout, perch, and pike. 
The AzuRiNE or Blue Roach, L. 
ceruleus, is a small fish, seldom ex- 
ceeding a pound in weight ; the flesh 
is firm, and of good flavor. It is 
hardy, tenacious of life, and spawns 
in May ; found in Great Britain, and 
also in some of the Swiss lakes. 
