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FISHES. MALACOPTERYGIOUS. 
Gobio. 
Barbus, Merr. Pin. 189. Will. Ich. 259 — Cyprinus oblongus, maxilla 
superiore longiore, cerris quatuor, pinna ani ossiculorum septem, Art. 
Ich. Syn. 8 — C. Barbus, Linn. Syst. i. 525. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 357. 
Dow, Brit. Fishes, tab. xxix. Gregarious. — In the English rivers. 
Length from 2 to 3 feet. Body usually olive on the back, and silvery on 
the belly. D. 11, P. 13, V. 11, A. 9, c. 22. The second or spinous ray of 
the dorsal fin strongly serrated on both sides. Spawns in April. Flesh and 
eggs supposed by some to be hurtful, an opinion which Bloch refuted from 
experience. 
4- 59. B. orjus. Rud. — Mouth without beard. Body deep. 
Kutilus h tior, Budd, or Tinscale, Will. Ich. 252 — C. or. Linn. Syst. i. 
530. Bud., Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 363 — C. orfus, Bloch., Ich. tab. xcvi.— . 
In the English rivers. 
Length from 12 to 16 inches. Body deep and thick. Head small. Irides 
yellow! Scales large. Back olive ; sides and belly of a gold colour ; ventral, 
anal, and caudal fins red. D. 10. (the first short, the second spinous, and 
slightly serrated). P. 19. (the first large), V. 9. A. 13. Spawns in April.— 
This fish, according to Willoughby, is found in the lakes and rivers of York- 
shire, Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire. Pennant and Bloch, inconsiderately re- 
fer this species, so well described by Willoughby, to the Erythropthalmus of 
liinnaeus, which is also the erythropthalmus of our venerable ichthyologist. 
The serrated spinous ray of the dorsal fin has induced me to place it here 
along with the Barbel, from which, however, it seems to differ, generically, in 
shape, and the absence of a beard. It may be termed, after Willoughby, 
Bubellio 
Gex. XXX. GOBIO. Gudgeon. — Tail forked. Upper jaw 
longest. 
60. G. fliiviatilis. Common Gudgeon.— A single beard at 
each corner of the mouth. 
Merr. Pin. 189.— Gobius fluv. Ich. 265. — Cyprinus Gobio, Linn‘ 
Syst. i- 526. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 361. Don, Brit. Fishes, tab. Ixxi.— 
Found in gentle streams in England. 
Length 6 inches. Body round. Back dusky. Belly white. A row of 
large black spots on the sides. D. 8, P. 14, V. 8, A. 11, C. 21. In winter, 
the gudgeon congregates in deep pools or lakes. In summer, frequents shal- 
lows. Flesh highly esteemed. 
Gen. XXXI. TINCA. Tench. — Tail thick, even. Scales 
minute, slimy. 
61 . T. vulgaris. Common Tench.-^ — The back, dorsal, and 
ventral fins dusky ; the head, sides, and belly yellowish-green. 
Tinea, Merr. Pin. 190. Will. Ich. 251 — Cyprinus Tinea, Linn. Syst. i. 
526. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 359. Don, Brit. Fishes, tab. cxiii.— In 
lakes and rivers, England. 
Weight 4 or 5 pounds. Body thick in proportion to its length. A minute 
beard at each side of the mouth. Gape ascending. D. 1 1, P. 17, V. 9, A. 10. 
Willoughby states that the tench spawns when th^e wheat is in flower. Flesh 
insipid. 
