238 THE ANGLER-NATURALIST. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Series I. SONY FISHES. Family SALMONID3S f. 



Order II. MALACOPTEBYGII ASDOMINALES *. Genus SALMO t. 



PARR, 1st state. SMOLT, 2nd state. GRILSE, 3rd state. 

 SALMON, all other states. 



(Salmo solar f.) 



Characteristics common to all the Salmon and Trout Family. Bodies 

 scaly ; two back-fins, all the rays of the first fin -soft ; the second fin 

 adipose or fatty, without rays ; numerous gill-rays. Air-bladder large 

 and simple. Form and arrangement of the jaws and teeth varying 

 considerably. 



WE have in Great Britain several genera of this family, 

 of which the first genus (Salmo) embraces all fish follow- 

 ing the common Salmon and Trout as their types. The 

 characteristics distinguishing these species are, the head 

 smooth ; teeth on the vomer J, the tongue, both bones of 

 the palate, and on all the jaw-bones above and below; 



* " Abdominal Soft-finned Fish" (see p. 37). 

 t Salmo, Lat. for a salmon j salar, having reference to the Latin 

 salarius, of salt. t See p. 35. 



