The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . , and is notin much estimation as , have the dorsal than the Gudgeons, and the cirri in the central part of the upper , Bream, have neither spines nor cirri; a short dorsal behind the ventrals, or long anal; and the tailforked. There are two species, the Carp Bream, and the White Bream ; the first is the largest and most highlyesteemed ; and the other is of little value, except to feed other fishes in ponds. Labeo. All foreign
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . , and is notin much estimation as , have the dorsal than the Gudgeons, and the cirri in the central part of the upper , Bream, have neither spines nor cirri; a short dorsal behind the ventrals, or long anal; and the tailforked. There are two species, the Carp Bream, and the White Bream ; the first is the largest and most highlyesteemed ; and the other is of little value, except to feed other fishes in ponds. Labeo. All foreigners ; have neither spines nor cirri along the dorsal, and remarkably thick lips, often furred. Catostomus, have the lips of the former, but a short dorsal above the ventrals. They are from North America. Leiiciscus: dorsal and anal short; no spines, cirri, or peculiarities of the lips: species numerous, but little esteemed. [One species, the Ide, L. idiis, has been seen as a British fish; and besides this there are several oihers, as L. dobiilus, the Double Roach; L. K^/fe, the Roach; L. vulgaris; L. Lancastcriensis, the Graining;. Fi^. U: 314 PISCES. L. cephalus; L. erythropthalmus, the Red Eye; L. cceritleus, the Azurine; L. albitrnus, the Bleak; and , the Minnow ; but none of them are fishes of any great importance, except as bait for more valuableones.] Gonorhynhus, have the head and body elongated, the operculum covered with small scales, the muzzle angular,the small mouth without teeth or cirri, three gill-rays, and a small dorsal over the ventrals. Known only inSouthern Africa. Cobitis, Loche, or Loach, have the head small; the body long, covered with small scales, and slimy; the ventral finsare far backwards, and above them there is a single dorsal; the mouth is at the end of the muzzle, little cleft, andwithout teeth, but having lips forming a sucker, and numerous barbules; the gills have small openings, and only threerays; the lower bones of the pharynx are
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