THE BASSE, 
of tills fifli arc of a middle fize, very thick fet, and ad- 
hering clofely to the body. 
There are varieties of thisfpecies; fome variegated, 
with dark fpots, and others of an unmixed colour. The 
ruffe of the Englifo belongs to this genus ; it is the fmall- 
efl of the tribe, and is found in our fireams, where it 
frequents the deepeft parts of the water, and is remark- 
ably gregarious ; large Ihoals being found in the fame 
pool. It is of a much more {lender form than the percljj 
?pd feldcm exceeds fix inches in length. 
