4 LE NATURALISTE CANADIEN 



It is a fish which the French Canadians niay well be 

 proud of, for not only is it in form and coloration one of 

 the most beautiful of the fishes of Canada, but, unless it 

 shoiild subsequently be found elsewhere, it is as nientioned 

 above a species peculiar to the Province of Québec. 



It is coloured brownish on the back, shading into 

 pinkish to below the latéral line ; and the gênerai colour 

 of the body is orange red, with iridescent bluish tints at 

 least on the anterior parts of the fish ; whilst there are 

 fainler areas, each with a deeper reddish spot, sparcely 

 distributed along the sides. The dorsal and adipose fins 

 and upper lobe of the caudal are brown in keeping with 

 the colour of the back ; and the pectoral, pelvic, anal, and 

 lower lobe of the caudal are orange red with each a 

 whitish margin. The above description of the coloration 

 of this charr is made from two mounted spécimens in the 

 Canadian Fisheries Muséum, and is doubtless generally 

 characteristic ; but should in measure be taken with a 

 proviso, as a description made from living or fresh spéci- 

 mens might differ somewhat in minute détail. 



The caudal fin of the Red Canadian Trout is more 

 forked than in any other of our species of Salvelinus. 



Its spécifie name marstoni was bestowed upon it in 

 honour of R. B. Marston, Esq., editor of the Fishing 

 Gazette^ London, England. 



Andrew Halkett. 



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