248 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK. 



THE SCHOODIC TROUT, OR DWARF SALMON OF 

 THE ST. CROIX. 



Salmo Gloveri: Girard. 



The only scientific account I can find of this fish is given 

 by Girard ; it was brought to his notice by Mr. Townsend 

 Glover, of Fishkill Landing, New York, in compliment to 

 whom the specific name of Gloveri was bestowed on it. The 

 characteristics of interest to the angler I have taken from 

 Mr. Girard's description, and give them below. 



" The body of the male is subfusiform and rather slender, 

 particularly the caudal region. The female is stouter, with 

 the peduncle of the tail shorter. The eye is very large. 

 The caudal is deeply emarginate posteriorly. The scales 

 well developed. The upper surface of the head and dorsal 

 region are blackish-brown, the sides are silvery white, and 

 the belly yellowish. The region above the lateral is densely 

 spread all over with black, irregular spots, some of which are 

 confluent ; a few scattered ones may be seen beneath that line 

 on the middle of the abdomen. Four to six of these spots 

 well defined are always observed on the operculum. A few 

 reddish orange dots individually situated in the middle of a 

 black spot, are occasionally observed along the middle and 

 upper part of the flanks. Whether these dots are peculiar to 

 the female or proper to both sexes, I am not prepared to say, 

 from want of suflSicient information upon that point." 



There is much obscurity as to this fish. Some suppose it 

 to be a species produced originally from Salmon which were 

 prevented by some obstacle from making their annual visits 



