FISHES, abdominal. 55- Cyprintis. Syj 
lips cartilaginous, and ^’i;h a tWck fldn ; tongue . 
very minute, cartilaginous ; jaus toothed beneath the gills J 
hwes of the throat rough ; inteftinal 
the teeth to the vent; /itisr ’ ‘ttr-W.iWer ^ 
(hining, round, 2 -parted ; ctiary and ieihtnai veflel double 
the males, and when in full roe the females, have hard, whit , 
Oiarp tubercles on the fcalcs. 
A. Bearded. 
Ab. 1 fin J.myrfi tirri A bear* « fccond ray of (be 
dorfal fih ferrate each fide, , „ , r 
Inhabits rapid ftony rivers of haro/f and Ptrha, and lies in 
holes near the banks ; lives in loc.et.es and feeds on tefta- 
c°L animals, worms, lelTef filh and cafcalTcs; is io tame as 
toT often taken with the hand; grows faft and is very 
uW tie line" blueilh, beneafh it S^^ifh belly white ; 
fcales pale gold-colour, edged with black and ftriate ; fleni 
TL mL'S S f5.“h= nofc ■, upp.r /ip Abk. 
red protraaile; lateral line draight, dotted with black , 
>; reSlh ; ve’ntral with an appendage ; tail forked, edged 
with black ; entirely blueilh. g 
Dor/.;,: pect. :6: vent, g- 7 = 
'S». Anni fin g-r.yrf i cirri 4 i fecond ray of .he dorfal finjer- 
n. Half'Se Sylivcrcd »i.h fcaka 4-.ld.ca as large aa com- 
mon; the other half naked. 
'"“dU in, educed uT in .he yea. 
A feet lone; grows faft and is very long-lived; feeds on 
herbs fat c^th, worms and aquatic infeas and any foft iub- 
the gall is made a green pamtj and or rn 
der a fifii-gluc. 
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