The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . t Britain has been denied, and it has been supposedto have been introduced from the Continent. In centralEurope, however, where it is undoubtedly indigenous, itthrives best in enclosed, preserved waters, with a clayeyor muddy bottom and with an abundant vegetation ; itavoids clear waters with stony ground, and is altogetherabsent from rapid streams. The tench belongs to thefami
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . t Britain has been denied, and it has been supposedto have been introduced from the Continent. In centralEurope, however, where it is undoubtedly indigenous, itthrives best in enclosed, preserved waters, with a clayeyor muddy bottom and with an abundant vegetation ; itavoids clear waters with stony ground, and is altogetherabsent from rapid streams. The tench belongs to thefamily of carps (Cyprinidx), and is distinguished from theother members of that family by its very small scales,which are deeply embedded in a thick skin, whose surfaceis as clippery as that of an eel. All the fins have a roundedoutline; the short dorsal fin is without a spine, but the males possess a very thicic and flattened outer ray in theventral fins. The mouth is rather narrow and providedat each corner with a very small barbel. Tench if keptin suitable waters are extremely prolific, and as thejgrow within a few years to a weight of 3 or 4 &, and arethen fit for the table, they may be profitably introduced. Tench {Tinea ^iTica). into ponds which are already stocked with other fishes,such as carp and pike. They live on small animals or softvegetable substances, which they root up from the albino variety especially, which is known as the goldentench, can be recommended for ornamental waters, as itsbright orange colours render it visible for some distancehelow the surface of the water. This variety, which seemsto have been originally bred in Silesia, is not less well-flavoured than the normally coloured tench, ^nd grows tothe same size, viz., to 6 and even 8 ft). TENDER. See Payment. TENERIFFE. See Canary Islands, vol. iv. p. 798. TENTERS, David (1610-1690), the younger, a Flemishpainter, almost ranking in celebrity with Rubens andVan Dyck, was bojn in Antwerp on 15th
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