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BLEAK, or BLICK (Alburnus lucidus)

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 56 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BLA-BOS
BLEAK, or BLICK (Alburnus lucidus) , a small
fish
  of the Cyprinid family, allied to the bream and the
minnow
 , but with a more elongate
body
 , resembling a sardine. It is found in
European
  streams, and is caught by anglers, being also a favourite in aquariums. The well-known and important industry of " Essence Orientate " and artificial pearls, carried on in
France
  and
Germany
  with the crystalline silvery colouring matter of
the
bleak
 , was introduced from
China
  about the
middle
  of the 17th
century
 .


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