THE SALMOJT FAMTLY. 363 



dreds are sometimes taken at a single draught of tlie net^^. 

 Tliey die ra^dly on being taken £pom tlie vater, and are 

 prone to qnick decompodtion. 



He most common loogt}! of the ftJl-groim njli is from 

 10 to 12 inches ; and their spaTming-time is towards the 

 latter end rf the year. 



The PoQan or CoreganTis of Longh Xeagh. Ireland, dif- 

 fers fiom the Welsh Gvjniad in the following partitailars : 

 — in the snout not bang prodaced ; in the back-fin being 

 nearer the head; in the smaTla' ninnber of ravs in the 

 anal fin, and in the position of the fin being rather more 

 distant &om the tail; also in the ba^-, anal, and tail- 

 fins being smaller ; and in the third ray of the breast- fins 

 bong the hmgest — die first ray bdng of the greatest length 

 in the Gwyniad f. 



Ckaraeteridies of &e Gwgmai. — Tjingtii of liead c-:iinpaied vidi 



total fcagti of boSr a; 1 to 5. Se^ii of bc^ir at eomaseaoantnt rf 

 back-&i laiieT exc-eeiainf ienrii of iesi Baf?r-fin cxBsmsMOBg ahaat 

 haUwa^lt^weespuini tif iKtsessd^id of fledtTpoctkaof tail: ia-trerr 

 lay one-iiard Inao rr T>ia?» the baii. A'dii'Tisr fin laSb^ ueaier to the 

 end rf tie tail -OaB. to thr hiiMifT edre oef tie Im^-fin. BrsBSt-fm^ 

 aanvjw, ptsnted, sad. sanaswhat ^u3st^ Aan ih? iead, isarated ic-'n 

 do'WTi on tie body. Ventral JHw aaaafhed Tmj^PT TniAnj' of baek-^a. 

 Tail finked. Bead tzu^nlai^ jsn^ neazhr eqsal, ijie Lester ^bA 

 siutfci^ 'BrhiiB tie n^er. A TrTv few mmuj.^ i-ri-tli cr tousle sad. 

 jaws. Eyes larrr, LaT^riJ liw vay i;ea^ midii-r of side. Ssilis 



* Amosg^ tie poffl"CT cl&ssi; the fish s-os iy the Bame at the 

 '' Fredi-"a"i.tcT Hensng," aad is sailed and cmied in a grmTlaT -mjiimj^ 

 to its salt-iFatier prototype. Hie WeMi name " Gwyaiad" has i^r- 

 aiee to lE alnen'-'wMtie etJonr. 



i Proceeding: of the Z«w3ogacBl Society rfLoi^ori fci 1B35. p. ~. 



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