CHAR 85 



base to the pelvics ; 128 to 162 scales in a 

 longitudinal series ; 58 to 60 vertebrae . 1 1. grayi 



/3. Males with the snout 



produced, acutely 



conical, and the 



teeth rather strong 



12. trevelyani 



b. 1 8 or 19 gill-rakers on the 

 lower part of the anterior bran- 

 chial arch . 13. fimbriatus 

 2. More than 180 scales in a 

 longitudinal series ; maxillary ex- 

 tending to or a little beyond the 

 posterior edge of pupil in a male 

 of 1 1 inches ; snout conical, rather 



short 14. scharffi 



B. Snout obtuse, with the upper profile de- 

 curved ; lower jaw rounded anteriorly, 

 shorter than and included within the 

 upper ; interorbital region flat ; anal fin 

 with 8 to 1 1 branched rays . 15. obtusus 



WILLOUGHBY'S or the WINDERMERE CHAR (Sal- 

 velinus willughbii) inhabits Windermere and several 

 other lakes in the Lake District, namely, Coniston 

 Water, Goat's Water, Wast Water, Ennerdale Water, 

 Buttermere, Crummock Water, and Lowes Water. 

 All these are deep lakes, the deepest being Wast 

 Water, which has a depth of 2 5 8 feet ; they vary in 

 size from Goat's Water, which is a small tarn, 

 to Windermere, the largest lake in England and, 

 studded with islets, famous for the beauty of its 

 scenery. 



The present writer has examined Char from Win- 



