78 LAMPEEN. 



dwelt ; so that the plan of pickling salmon alive, by 

 a judicious admixture of vinegar and allspice with 

 the water, has something to which to appeal as col- 

 lateral evidence. 



The other representative of the fishes is a very 

 curious one, and can be easily observed. It is called 

 the " Lampern," and is shown in the accompanying 

 figure. 



In some parts of England the lampern goes by the 

 name of " Seven-eyes," in allusion to the row of 



THE LAMPERN. 



eye-like holes that may be seen extending along the 

 side of the throat. These apertures are the open- 

 ings by which the water passes from the gills. 



The chief external peculiarity in this creature is 

 the mouth, which, instead of being formed with jaws 

 like those of other fishes, resembles none of them, 

 not even those of the eel, which it most resembles 

 externally. Indeed, on looking at the mouth of a 

 lampern, one is forcibly reminded of the leech, for it 

 is possessed of no jaws, and adheres firmly to the 

 skin by exhaustion of the air. 



