. British fresh water fishes. Fishes -- Great Britain. On the Prathay. Order IV. PHYSOSTOMI. Family CYPRINID^. ^ARP. (Cyprinus carpio.) Kuprinos, Cyprinus, Carp, Cyprinus cirris quahior, Cyprinus carpio. Aristot., H. a., iv. 8 § 4; vi. 13 § 2; viii. 20 § 12. Pliny, Nat. Hist. ix. 51; Gesner, De Aquatil., p. 309. WiLLUGHBY, H. Pise. p. 245; Couch's Fish. Brit. Isles, vol. iv. p. 4. Artedi, Syn. p. 25. Lin., Syst. Nat. i. p. 525; ;^n, Brit. Fish. v. pi. no; Yarrell, i. p. 349; Gunther's Cat. vol. vii. p. 25. Characters of the Genus Cyprinus.—"Scales large; dorsal fin long, with a m
. British fresh water fishes. Fishes -- Great Britain. On the Prathay. Order IV. PHYSOSTOMI. Family CYPRINID^. ^ARP. (Cyprinus carpio.) Kuprinos, Cyprinus, Carp, Cyprinus cirris quahior, Cyprinus carpio. Aristot., H. a., iv. 8 § 4; vi. 13 § 2; viii. 20 § 12. Pliny, Nat. Hist. ix. 51; Gesner, De Aquatil., p. 309. WiLLUGHBY, H. Pise. p. 245; Couch's Fish. Brit. Isles, vol. iv. p. 4. Artedi, Syn. p. 25. Lin., Syst. Nat. i. p. 525; ;^n, Brit. Fish. v. pi. no; Yarrell, i. p. 349; Gunther's Cat. vol. vii. p. 25. Characters of the Genus Cyprinus.—"Scales large; dorsal fin long, with a more or less strong, serrated, osseous ray; anal short. Snout rounded, obtuse; mouth anterior, rather narrow. Pharyngeal teeth 3. i. i — i. i. 3, molar-like. Barbels ;—Gunther. nnHE Carp was known to Aristotle under the Greek name Kvjrpivo^. He speaks of it as a -*- river fish without a tongue, but having a fleshy roof to its mouth; as producing eggs five or six times a year, especially under the influence of the stars; as having eggs about the size of millet seed; and as being occasionally struck by the dog-star when swimming near the surface. Aristotle nowhere tells us whether the flesh of the Carp was used as food; Athenseus, however, speaks of it as excellent in the quality of its flesh, and quotes Dorion as. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Houghton, W. (William), 1828-1895; Lydon, A. F. (Alexander Francis), 1836-1917, ill. London [etc. ] : W. Mackenzie
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