GOLDEN CARP. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Cyprinus auratus. C. aureus splendidissimus, pinnis rubris, 
cauda saepius trifida, pinnaque ani duplici. 
Brilliant golden carp, with red fins, tail 
frequently trifid, and vent fin double. 
Shaw Gen. Zool. 5 p. 209. pi. 126, 12/\ 
Cyprinus auratus. C. pinna ani ge- 
mina, caudas transversa bifurca. Linn. 
Fn. Suec. 2. p. 125. pi. 2. 
Cyprinus colore rubro. Bloch, pi. g 3 and 
94. f. 1, 2. 
Golden Carp. . Penn. Brit. Zool. 3. p. 374. no. 1/8. 
Edw. Av. t. 209. Gold Fish. 
This very beautiful species of carp was first intro- 
duced into England about the year 1691 ; since 
which time it has continued to increase, and is now 
become so completely naturalized, that it will breed 
as freely in the open pond as the common carp. 
We are indebted to the Chinese for this splendid 
fish, who take the most beautiful kinds in a lake in 
the province of Che-Ryang, situated near a moun- 
tain at a small distance from the town of Tehanghou. 
The beauty of their colours, and their active livelv. 
motions, make them the universal favourites of the 
ladies, who keep them for their amusement, either 
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