Class IV. TROUT. 



the fides beneath the line, and the belly are white. 

 Tail broad, and even at the end. 



The dorfal fin had twelve rays: the pectoral four- 

 teen : the ventral nine : the anal ten. 



The flefh when bailed is of a pale red, but well 

 flavored. 



Mr. IVillughbfs account of the Salmon, Bull, 

 or Scurf Trout obfcure. Whether the fame with 

 this ? 



297 



Salar. Aufonius Mo/el. 88. 

 Salar et varius, Trotta. Sal- 



<vian. 96. 

 La Truitte. Be/on, 274. 

 Trutta fluviatilis. Rondel, flu- 



wiat. \6g.Gefner pifc. 1002. 

 Foren, Forellen. Scbcncvelde, 



77- 



A Tr&tit. Wil Ictb. 199. Rail 



fyn.pifc.6z,. 

 S. maculis rubris, maxilla 

 inferiore longiore. Arted. 



fymn 2 3 • 

 Salmo Fario. Lin.Jyf. 509. 

 Laxorrng, Forell, Stenbit. 



Faun. Suec. No. 348. 



46. Trout. 



IT is matter of furprize that this common fifli 

 has efcaped the notice of all the antients, ex- 

 cept Aufonius : it is alfo Angular, that lb delicate a 

 fpecies fhould be neglected at a time when the 

 folly of the table was at its height ; and that the 

 epicures mould overlook a fifh that is found in 

 fuch quantities in the lakes of their neighborhood, 

 when they ranfacked the univerfe for dainties. The 

 milts of Mur<en<e were brought from one place; 



the 



