18 lilTLLETIN OF THE lUTRKAlT OF FISHElUEi^. 



Comparin<i- the trout from tlicsc vtirious strciiiiis the followiriu- statonicnfs ap|)rar 

 to 1)6 jiistitied; 



(1) Tlie Kciii liivci- trout is piofusc^lv ami closclv spotted o\cr tlif ciitiiv Ixxlx. 

 lica.l. and on all the tins, and the Imllv is not ri.-lijv coloivd. 



(L') Thr Soda Civ.. k trout has iiuuicn.us Idark spots on head. hack. an<l rnli'v 

 Irno-tli of side hoth ah,,v,. and h.dow lateral line, hut the pectorals, vent rals. and anal 

 are without spots, and the heily is rich orauyc in (H>lor. 



(;>) The South Fork of Korti golden trout is sparsely .spotted on caudal [)cdiuicli'. 

 along side only above lateral line, and on top of head. There are no spots Ixdow the 

 lateral line. The belly is rich orange. 



(4) The golden trout of Volcano Creek is entirely without sj)()ts, except on 

 the (-audal peduncle and occasionally a few aboxe the lateral line posterior to the 

 dor.sal tin. The belly is a very rich cadmium. 



The different species may be described in detail as follows: 



6. Salmo gilberti (Jordan). K,;rn Rhwv Trout; (i',lh,;rt Trout. 

 1 1 'late \v. ) 



Head 4 in length to base of caudal: depth ?,Xk eye :> in head: snout 4.;;: max- 

 illary l.tj; mandible 1.;!; preorbital 'iU; scales small, about Hi5 in lateral line; dor- 

 sal tin with 14 rays; anal 12. Body stout, moderately compressed, deepest slightly 

 in front of dorsal; head long, conic, snout pointed; mouth large, maxillary long and 

 narrow, reaching more than an eye/s diameter beyond the eye; mandible slightly 

 cur\ed; teeth on lower jaw rather strong, wide-set, in a single series, those on max- 

 illary strongest; caudal peduncle stout, its least depth equal to snout and eye. Fins 

 all well developed; origin of dorsal midway between tip of snout and tiase of tail, the 

 longest raj^ nearh^ two in head, base of fin slighth' greater than height; caudal broad, 

 truncate, the lobes e(|ual, exceeding height of dorsal; base of anal equaling height of 

 fin, also height of dorsal; origin of ventrals somewhat posterior to that of dorsal and 

 much nearer base of caudal than tip of snout, longest ventral ray equal to longest 

 dorsal ray: longest pectoral ray exceeding by one-fourth the height of dorsal. 



Color ill life, head, body, and fins everywhere profusely and rather uniformly 

 covered with small black spots, thdse on body .stellate, those on fins oblong, those on 

 head roundish and more sparse; inner half of ventr-al and pectoral less spotted; 

 anterior rays of dorsal scarceh' tipped with lighter; anal iind ventrals with the 

 anterior rays white at ti}); adipose dor.sal olivaceous with three or four black sjKjts; 

 side })roadly rich rosy red, broadest and brightest near middle, least distinct on 

 caudal peduiade: low.'r half of side slightly pink and [)al<- bluish: belly with slight 

 irregular wash of okl gold on dirty-white ground color; back and upper ))art of side 

 olivaceous with fine y.dlow. orange, or leiiion s])e(d<s; cheek and opercles rich rosy; 

 little or no red on throat, no red da^li on ineiiibrane between rami of lower jaw; few 

 spots on side of head: top <d' head olive green, w.dl covered with round lila(d< .s^wts. 



The above description and the accompanying colored plate (i)l. \a ) from an 

 example (a male) lS.2o inches long and weighing 3.5 ])ouuds caught by me duly ID 

 in Kern River about one-half mile above K(>rn Lake. 



Another example, weighing 2 pounds, taken the same da\ at the lower end of 

 Kern Lake, was described as follows: Color on back and ui)i)er third of side ver\ 



