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South of the Baltic ; even on the Stockholm and Finland 

 coast in May, when they conie into the shallow water to 

 spawn. Like the pike,, they spawn at three different times, 

 and the season lasts from the beginning of May to the end 

 of June, when they go back again to the deeps. They have 

 an old saying in the south of Sweden, that when many gar 

 fish come on to the coast in May, a dry summer and a dear 

 year will follow. Their general length here is 2 ft. to 2 ft. 6 in. 

 The little fish described in Yarrell as the " European hemi- 

 ramphus/ 5 has been several times taken in the Baltic, but I 

 believe it is the opinion of Swedish naturalists in general, that 

 it is nothing more than the young of the gar fish. Nilsson 

 does not give an opinion one way or the other. He does 

 not, however, include it in the Scandinavian fishes as a distinct 

 species, and I fancy repudiates it. 



Subgen. Scomber Esox, Lacep. 



Like the gar fish, but the dorsal and anal fins are divided 

 into small finlets, as in the mackerel. Length 1 ft. to ! ft. 



87. SCOMBEE Esox CAMPEEI, Lacep. Makrill Gadda. The 



Saury Pike. D. 



Has only once, before 1863, been taken in the Sound 

 and once off Christiania, in Norway. An example, 

 however, was in 1863 taken off the Swedish coast, 

 near Malmo, so there is no doubt now that it is entitled 

 to a place in the Swedish fauna. 



Fam. 3. SILUEUXE. 



One single dorsal, in front of the back j body long, 

 without scales; long feelers or barbs around the mouth. 

 Fresh water fish, living on the bottom. 



Gen. Silurus, L. 

 One short dorsal ; no adipose fin ; a long anal. 



88. SILUEUS GLAENIS, L. Mai. The Sly Silurus. F. D. 



Six barbules, two very long, four shorter. Rather 



