History of British animals - University of Guam Marine Laboratory

186 FISHES. MALACOPTERYGIOUS. Gobio.Barbus, Merr. Pin. 189. Will Ich. 259— Cyprinus oblongus, maxillasuperiore longiore,cerris quatuor, pinna ani ossiculorum septem, Art.Ich. Syn. 8 C. Barbus, Linn. Syst.i. 525. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 357-Don> Brit. Fishes, tab. xxix. Gregarious—In the English rivers.Length from 2 to 3 feet. Body usually olive on the back, and silvery onthe belly. D. 11, P- 13, V. 11, A. 9, c. 22. The second or spinous ray ofthe dorsal fin strongly serrated on both sides. Spawns in April. Flesh andeggs supposed by some to be hurtful, an opinion which Bloch refuted fromexperience.59. B. orfus. Rud.— Mouth without blard. Body deep.Rutilus ktior, Rudd, or Tinscale, Will. Ich. 252—C. or. Linn. Syst.i.530. Rud, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 363—C. orfus, Bloch, Ich. tab. xcvi.—In the English rivers.Length from 12 to 16 inches. Body deep and thick. Head small. Iridesyellow.Scales large. Back olive ; sides and belly of a gold colour ; ventral,anal, and caudal fins red. D. 10. (the first short, the second spinous, andslightly serrated). P. 19. (the first large), V. 9. A. 13. Spawns in April—This fish, according to Willoughby,is found in the lakes and rivers of Yorkshire,Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire. Pennant and Blocb, inconsiderately referthis species,so well described by Willoughby, to the Ervthropthalmus ofLinnaeus, which is also the ervthropthalmus of our venerable ichthyologist.The serrated spinous ray of the dorsal fin has induced me to place it herealong with the Barbel, from which, however, it seems to differ, generically, inshape, and the absence of a beard. It may be termed, after Willoughby,Rubellio fluviatilis.Gen. XXX. GOBIO. Gudgeon—Tail forked. Upper jawlongest.60. G. Jluviatilis.Common Gudgeon.— A single beard ateach corner of the mouth.Merr. Pin. 189.— Gobius fluv. Will. Ich. 265— Cyprinus Gobio, Linn-Syst. i. 526. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 361. Don, Brit. Fishes, tab. lxxL—Found in gentle streams in England.Length 6 inches. Body round. Back dusky. Belly white. A row oflarge black spots on the sides. D. 8, P. 14, V. 8, A. 11, C. 21. In winter,the gudgeon congregates in deep pools or lakes. In summer, frequents shallows.Flesh highly esteemed.Gen. XXXI. T1NCA. Tench.—Tail thick, even. Scalesminute, slimy.61. T. vulgaris.Common Tench.— The back, dorsal, andventral fins dusky the head, ;sides, and belly yellowish-green.Tinea, Merr. Pin. 190. Will. Ich. 251— Cyprinus Tinea, Linn. Syst.i.526. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 359. Don, Brit. Fishes, tab. cxiii.—Inlakes and rivers, England.Weight 4 or 5 pounds. Body thick in proportion to A its length. minutebeard at each side of the mouth. Gape ascending.D. 11, P. 17, V. 9, A. 10.Willoughby states that the tench spawns when the wheat is in flower. Fleshinsipid.