412 DESCRIPTION tOctober, 



The palate and lower part of the mouth, armed with 

 sharp stiff teeth. Tongue beset with teeth; but of a small- 

 er size. 



Point of the upper jaw more blunt, than that of the 

 lower: the former situated to receive the apex of the 

 latter. 



Iris yellow. Nostrils double. Lateral line begins near 

 the upper part of the gill- opening, and proceeds in near- 

 ly a straight course to the middle of the tail. At its origin 

 it is less distinct than it becomes in it progress. 



Tail concave, almost to a fork; and the distance across 

 from its upper to its lower extremity, eight inches. 



Pectoral fins situated remarkably low on the thorax. 



Op the upper side of each abdominal fin, there is a 

 horizontal strip, flap or appendage, acuminated back- 

 wards. 



Colour brown on the back; and speckled with brown 

 and dirty white down the sides; until the white, which 

 in some places borders on cream-colour, succeeds to the 

 brown, and overspreads the chiw, throat and belly. In 

 short, the complexion very nearly resembles that of the 

 common salmon, or S. salar. 



Rays, Br. 13; Dor. 13 — 0; Caud. 19, entire, propped 

 at the outer or marginal base by five or six short and 

 slanting rays above and as many below; An. 13; Vent. 9; 

 Pact. 15. 



