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and it is exceedingly like charr in flavour. Feb. ] 1, 

 1827, one was brought me from the lake of Bourget, 

 in Savoy; it was said to be small for this fish it 





was 15 inches long, and 7^ in circumference. In 

 the dorsal fin there were 1 2 spines, in the pectoral 9, 

 in the ventral 8, in the anal 11, and in the caudal 24. 



POIET. Is it found in this country ? 



HAL. From some descriptions I have heard of 

 certain species of the salmo found in the Maun See, 

 Traun See, and Leopoldstadt See, I think it is. 

 Bloch says, that it is peculiar to the lakes of Geneva 

 and Neufchatel; but what I have just said must 

 convince you of the inaccuracy of this statement, as 

 I dare say the fish exists in other deep waters of a 

 like character amongst the Alps. It is a fish closely 



