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Current number of specimen 37408$ 39334 ^ 



Locality sunapek lake, n. h. sunapee lake, n. h. 



Millime- ^"O'jJ'^ Millime- '^^.l^^ 



t^r* length ^^"^ length 



Dorsal (soft) : 



From origin of first 90 35 60 37% 



Length along hind margin.... 9 3% 6 3% 



Length of base 5 2 3 1% 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 183 71 117 73 



Length of base 22 8% 15 9 



Longest ray 28 11 161/2 10 



Last ray 13 5 8 5 



Caudal: 



Length of middle rays from 



end of scales 18 6% 13 S 



Length of external rays 41 15% 32 19% 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 53 20yo 36 22 



Length 37 141/3 24 14% 



Ventral: 



Distance from snout 127 49 84 52i,^ 



Length 31 12 20 12% 



Length of appendage 14 5% 8 5 



Branchiostegals 10 .... 10 .... 



Dorsal 9 9 



Anal 8 .... S 



Pectoral ... 13 . . 



Ventral 1, 8 .... 1, 8 



Number of scales in lateral line. . . .... . 210 .... 



Number of transverse rows above 



lateral line 3i .... 35 .... 



Number of transverse rows below 



lateral line. ..'. 38 40 



Number of gill rakers xi to -12 .... 



Number of caecal appendages a 39 .... .... .... 



The golden trout is a native of Sunapee lalie and Dan Hole 

 pond, in New Hampshire, and of Flood's pond, in Maine. Doubt- 

 less it exists in other lakes of New England and British North 

 America. 



It is a large species, reaching a length of 20 inches and the 

 weight of 6 or 8 pounds; even larger individuals have been 

 reported. Spawning takes place in Sunapee lake on reefs in 

 shallow water and not in the streams tributary to the lake; the 



oin a , 37409. 



