WELSH CHARR. 73 



fin-ray one-tliird longer tlian tlie base of the anal fin ; tlie 

 tail not very deeply forked ; the longest rays but one- 

 third longer than those in the middle of the tail : all the 

 fins of large comparative size. The fin-rays in number 

 are — 



D. 12 : P. 11 : V. 8 ; A. 11 : C. 19. Vertebra 62. 



The eye large, placed less than the breadth of its di- 

 ameter from the point of the nose ; the breadth of the 

 orbit more than one-fourth of the whole length of the head : 

 the teeth large ; those on the vomer occupying the most 

 anterior part only ; the other eight rows as usual : the form 

 of the different parts of the gill-cover are shown in the figures 

 of the head. 



The top of the head, and the whole of the upper part 

 of the back, dark brown or blackish green ; the sides 

 lighter, approaching to olive, and passing by a golden tinge 

 below the lateral line, to a deep reddish orange, which 

 pervades the whole of the belly : the lateral line straight, 

 but ascending rather abruptly to the upper edge of the 

 operculum when within half an inch of that part ; above 

 the lateral line a few small round yellowish white spots ; 

 upon and below the line are numerous red spots ; the sides 

 exhibit traces across the lateral line of the dusky patches 

 common to young fishes of the genus Salmo: the irides 

 hazel : cheeks and gill-covers light olive ; pectoral, dorsal, 

 and caudal fins brown ; the ventral and anal fins dark 

 reddish orange, like the belly : the first ray of each of 

 these fins yellowish white. This is the only state in 

 which I have seen the Charr from Wales, but it most 

 likely does not retain these brilliant colours throughout the 

 year. The largest specimen did not exceed seven inches in 

 length. 



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