FISHES, abdominal. 55. Cypririus. 877 
Iribabits feftv waters of Europe : about 5 pounds weigf.t ; 
frequents deep boles of rivers, and is very my; feeds on 
worms and infetbs ; body oblong, rountltlb, above dulky- 
grecn, the tides filvery, but in furomer yellow, belly white, 
fcalcs large ; flcfli coarfc and bony. 
Head and ohecks deep green; pectoral fins pale yellow; ven^ 
tral and anal red ; tail a little forked, browmni, tinged with 
blue at the end. 
Dorf. 11 : pect. 16 
, 9 ; an, ii veaud. 17 rays. 
Dorfal fin with 30 rays ; tail lunulate. ■ 
Inhabits ftagnant waters of Germany, and feldom exceeds halt a 
pound weight ; is very fertile, and tenacious of life and an 
eafv prey to ducks and water-fowl ; body broad, elongateo, 
above blu-im, the ildcs obfeurer, beneath golden ; kales 
//eadliic'e, above brown ; eyes large, iris golden; jater equal 
■ with 8 itnall, fharp teeth in each, dilpofed m a rows ; back 
arcl.ed; Lateral line dotted with bfown, bending down; 
fins yellow, the rays branched ; tail cinereous. 
Jjorj. 19: petl.i^-. vent. 9: an.^i coud. £o rays.. 
Dorfal fin with 10 rays, anal ii ; tail reddifh-brown. 
l imits Tn great plenty the flow add ftagnant waters of 
' Dauuna ; i\ inch long ; body ^fliaped like the crucian, 
beautifully fbining with lilvery-blueifli or pale violet, to- 
Irds the belly pale rofy, with a broad greenilh-blue ftnpe 
Jr» filvaiy, with a carmine patch above the pupil ; ventral 
and anal fins cinnabar, tipt with black. 
c. Tall 1-paried., 
Anal fin double, placed like the ventral _ ^ 
I his mod beautiful fifh is an inhabiunt of the rivers of China. 
and 7 apan, and is naturalized almoft every where, on ac- 
count of its elegance and vivacity ; the colours vap 
bufare naturally andmoftly of amoft fplend.d golden; kales 
H^^hls tubular; iris golden ; ^lUoverj red * 
icx, ; lateral line ftraight, nearer the back , f.ns fine ted . 
tail 2, 3 or 4.parted. 
DorJ, 20 ■. P. Jit c. 27 rays. 
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