FISHES OF NEW YORK 



281 



M BAS UR EM BNT S 



Current number of specimen 



Locality sunapee lake, n. h 



Dorsal (soft) : 



From origin of first 



Length along hind margin .... 



Length of base 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Longest raj 



Last raj 



Ciaudal : 



Length of middle rays from 

 end of scales 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Length of appendage 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line. . . 

 Number of transverse rows above 



lateral line 



Number of transverse rows below 



lateral line 



Number of gill rakers 



Number of caecal appendages 



37408 



$ 



a9334 



$ 



PEE LAKE, N. H. 



SUNAPEE LAKE, N. H. 



lime- 

 era 



lOOths 



of 

 length 



Millime- 

 ters 



lorths 



of 

 length 



90 



35 



60 



37% 



9 



31/2 



6 



3% 



5 



2 



3 



1% 



183 



71 



117 



73 



22 



8% 



15 



9 . 



28 



11 



161/2 



10 



i3 



5 



8 



5 



18 



6% 



13 



8 



41 



15% 



32 



19% 



53 



201/2 



36 



22 



37 



141/3 



24 



14% 



127 



49 



84 



521/2 



31 



12 



20 



121/3 



14 



^/s 



8 



5 



10 



.... 



10 



.... 



9 



.... 



y 





8 



.... 



8 







.... 



13 





1,8 







1,8 

 210 





34t 



38 



35 



40 



T^-l2 



a 39 



The golden trout is a native of Snnapee lake and Dan Hole 

 pond, in New Hampshire, and of Flood's pond, in Maine. Doubt- 

 less it exists in other lakes of New England and British North 

 America. 



It is a large species, reaching a length of 20 inches and the 

 weight of 6 or 8 pounds; even larger individuals have been 

 reported. Spawning takes place in Sunapee lake on reefs in 

 shallow water and not in the streams tributary to the lake; the 



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