1 68 Salmon at the Antipodes. 



the other lot the largest was four inches and 

 a quarter long, and the smallest three niches. 

 These fish were then about eight months old, 

 but those that I retained were the largest and 

 best fish, or there would have been a much 

 greater difference in their sizes. 



These fish were silvery white on the belly 

 and sides, and had 11 or 12 bluish parr- 

 marks very clearly distinguishable. The back 

 had three rows of very dark green round spots, 

 about 18 in number, and numerous small 

 greenish-brown spots above the lateral line. 

 The pectoral, ventral, and anal fins were white 

 in colour ; the caudal, dorsal, and adipose fins 

 were dusky on their outer margins. 



The young Salmo salar from the ova pre- 

 sented by Sir George Grey and brought in the 

 Chimborazo when four months old were an 

 inch and a half in length, and showed the 

 parr-marks distinctly. Then growth was then 

 very slow from the low temperature of the 

 water, the spring at which they were placed 

 having been swamped by surface water and 

 the temperature reduced to 47 deg. 



I carefully examined the salmonoids bred 

 from Tasmanian ova. They were caught in a 



