884 ^ FISHES- ABDOMINAL- 55. Cyprinus- 
J^ipunc. Anal finwith 16 rays; lateral line red, with black 
tatus, in a double row- j 
Inhabits landy or ftony rivers of Germanv ; is very foslh ^ 
fwims near the furface, except when 'in full roe ; 
herbs and worms ; body above duiky-green, the Tides 
jsh-white ; fcales fmalj, dotted with black ; flesh whit® 
well-tailed- , 
large, iris yellow, with a greenish fpot above ; 
very-blueish ; upper jVri a little prominent ; iari arch 
lateral line bent downwards ; upper Jins greenish? 
reddish- 
DorJ. ig; pect. t^: vent. 8 : an. ip : caud. 20 rays- 
Amarus. Peroral and ventral fins with 7 bony rays- v 
Inhabits clear ilreanis of Germany ,■ about- 3 inches long > ^ 
pellucid, filvery, above greenish-yellow, the Tides above 
line yelloiv ; fcales moderate, dotted with black ? '• ' 
bitter. 
Head Ihiall, wedged ; eyes fmall ; iris above red, beneath T ^ 
low ; jaw equal ; gilLcovers yellowish ; back carinate ^ 
the fin, convex behind it ; lateral line bent down j,, 
nape, blackish, fteel-blue near the tail ; upper Jns 
lower greenish. 
Harf. 10, pect. 7, vent. 7, att, n, caud. 20 rays, 
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nus. 
Anal fin with 18 rays. 
Inhabits Carolina : body blue, filvery. 
Lateral line arched towards the belly ; tail bifid. 
HorJ. g, pect, t6, vent, g, an 18, caud. 27 rays. 
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fAliurnus Anal fin with 2o rays. 
Inhabits, in shoals, fresh rivers of F.urope and the j 
4 ““to inches long ; is infefted by’a fpecies of 
hair-worm, that at certain feafons it leems to be •** 
agonies, tumbling about hear the furface of the water? 
pable of fwiraming far from the place ; body above ^ 
Tides and belly filvery ; fcales thin, shining, deciduoU*! 
are ufed in the manufaflory of artificial pearls ; flesh "■ 
and go^. ui 
Head pointed ; /rent flat, olive, fpotted with black? ^ jf! 
blue ; eyes large, pupil blue, iris filvery ; lower/aw 
back nearly llnight ; fore-part of the belh broad; ^Liii 
tine crooked ; peEoral fins white, powdered with re^ 
anal cinereov?, ; caudal and dorfal greenish, the 
thcr back than the ventral. ‘ 
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