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CHAPTEE VIII. 



THE CALIFORNIAN SALMON. 



The Californian salmon {Salmo quinnat of 

 Richardson, or Salmo lycaodon of Pallas) 

 is, according to Giinther, of the sub-class 

 Teleostei, of the order Physostomi, of the 

 family of the Salmonidse, and genus Onco- 

 rhynchus (Suckley, "Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist." 

 1861, p. 312). 



It belongs to the anadromous or migratory 

 species of the salmonidse. It is not intended 

 to give here a scientific description of the 

 fish ; it is distinguished from the Atlantic 

 species, however, by haying more than 14 

 rays in the anal fin, while the Salmo salar 

 has less than that number. This salmon is 

 found on both the American and Asiatic shores 

 of the Pacific (Gunther), a species believed 

 to be identical with it (S. Japonensis) having 

 been found in Japanese waters (Pallas). 



