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22. SAL:M0 HEAEXII, Kicliardsou. 



COPPERMINE RIVER SALMON. 



Syn. — Salmo liearnii, Ricn. Franklin's First Jouru., p. 706; — Ibid., Faun. B. A. 

 iii, 1). 167 ; — DeKay, Rept., j). 242 ; — Gill. Cat. Fishes E. Coast, j). 52. 



Sp. Ch. — [Condensed from Eichardson's description.] Form somewhat 

 similar to tliat of S. salar, the head rather 'hirger in proportion. Eyes 

 small, situated opposite middle of labials. lutermaxillaries form a com- 

 paratively small portion of the margin of the mouth, and project some- 

 what. The lower jaw terminates in a small knob, (fleshy !) which is 

 received into A depression between the intermaxillaries. Teeth subu- 

 late. A solitary tooth on eacb side of intermaxillary notch. A few 

 teeth on head of vomer, and a few stronger ones on the tongue. 



Bay fonmila.—Ev. 10: A. 10. 



caudal large and truncate with a slight rounding of the angles. 

 Dorsal opposite ventrals. Between thirty and thirty-six cylindrical 

 coeca. Scales firmly imbedded in a mucous skin, and very small. 



Colors. — Back, olive green ; sides, pale ; belly, bluish ; several longitu- 

 dinal rows of flesh-red si)ots on the back and sides — larger on the latter. 



Hab. — Coppermine Eiver, in Arctic America. Anadromous. 



23. SALMO ALIPES, Eichardson. 



LONG-FINNED CHAR. 



HYT^.—Salmo al'ipes, Rich. Nat. Hist,, App. Ross's Voy., p. Ivii ;— Ibid. Fauna. B.A.. 

 iu, p. 169; PI. 81; PL 86, fig. 1;— DeKay, Report, p. 242 ;— Gill, Cat. 

 Fisbes E. Coast N. A., p. 52. 

 Salmo stagnalis, Fab., Faun. Groul., p. 175, (Rich.) 



Sp. Ch. — [Condensed from Eichardson's description.] Form slender; 

 dorsal outline comparatively straight. Head forms a little more than 

 one-fifth of the total length ; its upi)er surface convex, transversely and 

 in profile ; its cranial ridges prominent. Snout very obtusely rounded, 

 receiving the knobbed extremity of the lower jaw in a toothless space. 

 A projecting cluster of teeth on the knob of the vomer, the shaft of 

 which is smooth and toothless. Teeth on the tongue disposed in two 

 rows — six on each side — which are fully as large as those on the maxilla- 

 ries. Pectoral, dorsal, and ventral fins very long — twice the length of 

 the pectorals, reaching from the opercular opening to the middle of 

 the ventrals. The ventrals, when turned back, almost touch the anus. 

 Caudal forked. Scales small, thin, and adherent. 



Bay formula.— Ev. 11-12 :. P. 15 : D. 13-0 : V. 9 : A. 10 or 11. ' 



Lateral line formed of 126 scales, above which, at a point just anterior 

 to the ventrals, there are 41 rows, and below 29, to the middle line of the 

 body. 



Hab. — Small lakes in Boothia Felix. Probably visits the sea. 



