CHAPTEE XX 



SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF FISH MENTIONED 



In nearly all publications relating to fish, the 

 Latin or scientific name of each is usually given 

 immediately following the English appellation. In 

 this work this method has not been followed, as it 

 seemed preferable to give the subject a chapter to 

 itself. In this manner the fish mentioned can be 

 kept together in groups or families, and the distinc- 

 tive family and varietal name of each readily seen and 

 learned. This allows, as well, opportunity and space 

 to give the derivation and meaning of each. It is 

 well to know all this, for the reason that these names 

 are constantly used. They are, indeed, a necessary 

 part of a fisherman's knowledge. The salmon (pro- 

 nounced sam'un) family, being most prominent, is 

 given first, and the other fish are given in the order 

 followed in the preceding chapters. 



Salmo salar: common Atlantic salmon. Salmo and solar are 

 old Latin names for this family of fish, both derived from 

 salio, to leap, and doubtless were corrupted or changed from 

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