See also:

• ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)

ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)  , a small See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish belonging to the Cyprinid See also:

• FAMILY

family, the genus Leuciscus having many representatives in See also:

• EUROPE

Europe, in which the See also:

• RUDD

rudd, the See also:

• CHUB (Leuciscus cephalus)

chub and the See also:

• DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)

dace are included . It may attain a length of over 12 in., but a See also:

• ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)

roach of 2 lb is an unusually large one . It is See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

sport for anglers, but is not esteemed for the table . The See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour is silvery, with reddish fins . It does not occur in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . In See also:

• AMERICA

America, the " See also:

• GOLDEN

golden shiner " See also:

• MINNOW (Leuciscus phoxinus)

minnow (Abramis chrysoleucus) is sometimes called a roach . See Greville Fennell's See also:

• BOOK

Book of the Roach, 187o .