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two thirds of that distance. The dorsal fin of the Melvyn Char 

 has twelve rays, the anal eleven, with sixty vertebra?, as contrasted 

 with thirteen and twelve rays, and sixty-one vertebra? of the 

 Enniskillen Char; in both cases their course being over the 

 caudal plates, as in others of this family; and in the fish we 

 have been describing, a large blood-vessel is distributed to the 

 root of the tail; as perhaps might be noticed in other species 

 if sought for. The flesh is pink, and these distinctions are the 

 more deserving of notice, as both these fishes appear in many 

 instances to inhabit the same lakes. 



