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peduncle, or that part in many fishes which is 

 finless, usually between the dorsal, caudal, or anal 

 fins; in the trout it is the posterior part of the 

 body situated between and below the second 

 dorsal or fatty fin and the tail or caudal fin.) 



The Kamloops trout has a large eye, a rounded 

 snout, and a rather large mouth, the upper jaw 

 extending backward beyond the eye; the first 

 dorsal fin is somewhat low, but the anal fin 

 (next to the tail fin on the belly) is larger than 

 usual in trouts, and the caudal fin is broad and 

 strikingly forked. The coloration is much 

 brighter than in the typical species, being very 

 silvery below the lateral line and with few spots ; 

 on the back a darkish olive prevails, and when the 

 fish is freshly taken from the water, on the middle 

 of the sides a broad band of light rose-pink is 

 present, covering about one-third of the entire 

 depth of the fish. Spots of the size of pinheads 

 are irregularly scattered over the back, being 

 more numerous posteriorly, with only a few faint 

 ones on the upper part of the head; there are 

 also numerous small black spots on the dorsal 

 and anal fins, similar to those on the back, but 

 more distinct. 



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