418 ORDER MALACOPTERYGII ABDOMINALES. 



are caught. But some of them ascend to all heights 

 and distances from the sea. 



Salmofario, L., Bl. 22, (the common trout), smaller, 

 with brown spots on the back, red on the flanks ; sur- 

 rounded with a clear circle, but varying infinitely in 

 the tints of the ground, from white and golden yellow, 

 to a deep brown ; the flesh is white. This trout is 

 common in all streams where the water is clear and 

 lively. 



Salmo punctatus, Cuv., S. alpi?ius, Bl. 104 ; but not 

 the alpinus of Lin. The Carpione of the lakes of 

 Lombardy ; is sown with small black and red spots ; 

 it is found all round the Alps ; its flesh is delicious. 



Salmo marmoratus, Cuv. ; with spots and irregular 

 brown marks, crowded and mixed so as to form a sort 

 of marbling. From the lakes of Lombardy. 



Naturalists are more agreed in separating 



Salmo salvelimis, L., Meidinger 19, under the name 

 of Alpinus, (the red trout, charr, of the English) 

 which has red spots upon the flanks, the belly orange, 

 the anal and the pectoral fins red ; their first ray is 

 thick, and white. 



Salmo alpinus, Linn., Bl. 99, and Meidinger 22, 

 under the name of Salvel'mus (Alpine trout) ; pretty 

 nearly of the same colours ; but the first rays of its 

 inferior fins are not distinguishable. It abounds in 

 the mountain lakes of Lapland, and constitutes a 

 valuable resource for the Laplanders in summer. 



There is also in our rivers a small trout, 



The Salmlet of the English, Saumoneau of the 



