34 Jordan and Snyder — A Trout from Lake Kootenay. 



lateral line, counting upward and forward 35, between lateral line and 

 insertion of dorsal 30, between occiput and insertion of dorsal 72. Large 

 byoid teetb present. 



Body robust and heavy, appearing especially so when compared with 

 the very short fins and stumpy tail; mouth large, the maxillary extend- 

 ing far beyond eye; gillrakers pointed, rather short, Ton upper limb of 

 first arch, 12 on the lower; longest dorsal ray 2.4 in head; anal 2.2; 

 pectoral 1.8; ventral 2.1 ; caudal 1.7; posterior outline of caudal slightly 

 concave. 



Color, dark above, silvery on sides and below; no red underneath lower 

 jaw; upper part of head, tip of snout, and upper part of lower jaw black- 

 ish; sides with small, scattered black spots, none of which is larger than 

 half the exposed portion of a scale; dorsal, anal and caudal with many 

 small, black spots, those of dorsal and anal mostly elongate, the former 

 in about 11 indistinct, longitudinal rows; those of caudal more rounded and 

 more numerous, there being from 9 to 16 in rows along the rays; pectorals 

 and ventrals sparsely spotted ; a lew scattered spots on upper part of head ; 

 adipose dorsal with about 12 small spots. No trace of rose color along 

 the sides. 



The following measurements are in inches : length to tip of caudal '?>\%. ; 

 depth %%; head 8; depth caudal peduncle 0J4 ; snout 2%; orbit 1V 2 ; 

 maxillary 4%; dorsal 3%; anal Z%; caudal b% '; pectoral 4%; height 

 adipose dorsal 1%. 'Weight 22 pounds. 



