304? SAEMONIA. 



PoiET. — I have never happened to see 

 this fish. 



Hal. — It is very like a char in form, but is 

 without spots, and has a white and silvery 

 belly. On the table, its flesh cuts white or 

 cream-colour, and it is exceedingly like char 

 in flavour. Feb. 11.1827, one was brought me 

 from the lake of Bourget, in Savoy; it was said 

 to be small for this fish; it was 15 inches long, 

 and 7^ in circumference. In the dorsal fin 

 there were 12 spines, in the pectoral 9, in the 

 ventral 8, in the anal 11, and in the caudal 24. 



PoiET. — Is it found in this country ? 



Hal. — From some descriptions I have 

 heard of certain species of the salmo found in 

 the Maun See, Traun See, and Leopoldstadt 

 See, I think it is. Bloch says, that it is pecu- 

 liar to the lakes of Geneva and Neufchatel ; 

 but what I have just said must convince you 

 of the inaccuracy of this statement, as I dare 

 say the fish exists in other deep waters of a 

 like character amongst the Alps. It is a fish 

 closely allied to the char, and congenerous 

 both in form and habits. 



