XIAlll— SALMOXlDiE. 



SALMO, Artcdi. 

 S. roxTixAus. 



The Brook-Ti-oLit, or Red-Spotted Trout. 



I'ody (■U)iiL;atc(l. t'Oii![)rcssL'(l. Ii('iii;'tli of thittriKnl head 

 (•(jiial to alxiiit onc-iil'lli of liw wliole Iciii:,'!!! ot' tisli; snout 

 nhlu.sr. Scali's vci'v small. AdiiMise liii qiiit' small, and 

 near the tail. r|)jier jiait i>(' the Imdy [la.le-hrowii, mottled 

 with dailcer. undiihitiiii;'. I'etienlated mavkiiii;s; sides li-iiter, 

 \\ith niiim'i\>iis. loiind, yellow sjiots, A'ai'yini!,' in si/e 1'roni ;i 

 small jtoiiit to a: line or jnure in diameter, and .man}' with a 

 hrij^-ht red spot in the centre. Very N'aria.l.de, as almost 

 every locality has its ]»eetiliai- eidoi-ed Tronts. Body Ijeiieath 

 white. Some of tho tins are often mortled with hlaek spots. 



Fin-rays:— 1). 11: P. i:;: V. 8: A. 11: ('. ill. 



N. foiil 1)1(1 U.S. Alileh. Trans. Tdt. <V J'hil. Soe. Xew Y'ork, 

 J, \). A'.\7\: llicliai'ds Fauna F>or. Atuer. Ill, [). 17<'>, }d. 8o, 

 (i,u-. 1 ;inil ]>1. 87. W'j:. '1: Stort-r, lie])ort i'ish. i^Iassat^h. , p. 

 IIMi: l)(lvay, Fantnt Xew Voi'k. I'dsh, y.'lWT), pi. tmS, lio'. 



JJfiioi/c Joii(ina/l.s. I)e]\ay, 1. e. p. 244. pi, '2i), tig. r)8. 



Sf'/iii') '•r/ff/iro)/(i-sir/', DeKay, 1. c. ]). '2V)i'>, pi. !>".), li'j;. J2fi. 



This is tlir "lirook 'Trout,'" of oui' clear sti-eauis, j)articu- 

 hirly in the mountainuiis re_u'i(His of the State. ( )f late vear.s 

 it lias been e.xteriuinated iu mi»st of tlie stream.? near Balti- 

 more. 



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