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Synonyms : Salmo Salvelinus, Lin. Salnio alpinus, Lin. Sal- 

 mo Salmarinus, Lin. (but not the Salmo alpinus of Block.) 



This fish is found in England and Ireland, in Sweden and 

 Switzerland, and in all the southern parts of Germany 



2. Salmo Fario, Lin. — the Trout of brooks, — Common Trout, 



— Gillaroo- trout, — and Par. 



Synonyms : Salmo sylvaticus, Schrank. Salmo alpinus, Bhch. 

 Salmo punctatus, Cuvier. Salmo Marmoratug, Cuv, Erythri- 

 nus, Lin. 



It is found as extensively as the first species. 



3. Salmo Trutta, Lin. Sea-trout, — Salmon-trout. It is the 



same as the Salmo Lemanus of Cuvier ; and the Salmo al- 

 bus of Rondeletius. 

 It is found as extensively as the two preceding. 



4. Salmo lacustris, Lin. The same as the Salmo Illanca, and 



the Salmo SchifFermulleri of Block. 

 Found in the lakes of Lower Austria, and in the Rhine above 

 Constance. 



5. Salmo Salar, Lin. The true Salmon. The Salmo Hamatus 



of Cuvier is the old fish, and the Salmo Gadeni of Bloch 

 the young fish. 

 Found in the Northern Seas, whence it ascends the rivers even 

 as far as the Swiss Lakes. 



6. Salmo Hucho, Lin. Of the same species as the preceding. 



Peculiar to the waters of the Danube. 



It results then, from these observations, that the different species 

 of the Salmon family, far from being confined within the narrow 

 limits of some small bodies of fresh-water, are, on the contrary, 

 very widely distributed. They also thrive in all climates, at least 

 in all elevations above the surface of the ocean, whether in fresh 

 water or in salt. Nevertheless, they prefer those situations where 

 the water is limpid. 



I may state, that it is not upon vague data that I have drawn 

 these several conclusions ; but upon the actual examination of living 

 specimens of all the species that have been named, and that I have 

 myself studied them in the localities where they were caught. 



