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ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 388 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)  , a small
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fish belonging to the Cyprinid
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family, the genus Leuciscus having many representatives in
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Europe, in which the
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rudd, the
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chub and the
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dace are included . It may attain a length of over 12 in., but a
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roach of 2 lb is an unusually large one . It is
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good
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sport for anglers, but is not esteemed for the table . The
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general
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colour is silvery, with reddish fins . It does not occur in
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Ireland . In
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America, the "
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golden shiner "
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minnow (Abramis chrysoleucus) is sometimes called a roach . See Greville Fennell's
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Book of the Roach, 187o .

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