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The Char 



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 J-. 



shorter than the upper ; maxillary extending nearly to below the 



posterior margin of eye or a 

 little beyond, its length 2? to 

 2 in the length of head ; lower 

 jaw obtusely pointed anteriorly, 

 its length f to f of the length 

 of head ; 9 to 1 1 branchioste- 

 gals, 13 or 14 rather slender 

 gill-rakers on the lower part of 

 anterior arch, 188 to 200 scales 

 in a longitudinal series ; dorsal 

 with 10 branched rays, its 

 origin nearer to the top of the 

 snout than the base of caudal, 

 the longest ray J- to f the 

 length of head, extending |- 

 to () or a little less than 

 J- ( ? ) of the distance from its 

 base to the base of pelvis ; 

 heart depth to caudal peduncle 

 if to 2 in its length and ^ to 

 | the length of head ; slate- 

 coloured above, whitish tinged 

 with orange below, numerous 

 pale spots covering the back 

 as well as the sides. Habitat, 

 Scourie, Sutherlandshire (see 

 Fig. 238). 



The best time to fish for 

 char is on quiet evenings, 

 when they can sometimes be 



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seen rising to small flies. The 

 angler's flies should be allowed 

 to sink and then drawn quietly along. They readily take a small 



