88 MARJENULA SALMON* 



but slightly fixed : lateral line marked with white 

 specks, and somewhat bent towards the head : na- 

 tive of the Austrian and Helvetian lakes, especially 

 such as have a sandy bottom : a prolific species, 

 and in considerable esteem as a food. 



MAR^NULA SALMON. 



Salmo Maraenula. S. argenteo-cxrukscens, subclongatus, maxilla 

 inferiore hngiore, pinna dorsi radiis quafuordcchn. 



Silveiy-blueish Salmon, with subelongated body, lower jaw 

 longer than the upper, and fourteen rays in the dorsal fin. 



Salmo Albula. Lin. Syst. Nat. 



Salmo Maraenula. Lin. Gmel. Block, t. 28. /. 3. 



GENERAL length about six inches : shape like 

 that of a Trout, but more slender in proportion : 

 colour silvery white, with a tinge of blue on the 

 back : head somewhat taper : lower jaw longer 

 than the upper : scales large : fins pale yellow : 

 tail forked, and blueish towards the tip : lateral line 

 nearly strait : the whole fish has a delicate appear- 

 ance, and the head, like that of the Smelt, exhibits 

 a degree of transparency. Native of several of the 

 European lakes, viz. those of Germany, Sweden, 

 Denmark, &c. much esteemed for the table, being 

 a very delicate fish a and a very prolific species. 



