PARR AND SMOLTS 



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Distinctions between Salmon Parr, Sea-trout Parr and Young 



Trout. 



LIMIT OF SIZE. 

 BODY COLOUR. 

 PARR MARKS. 

 BLACK SPOTS. 



RED SPOTS. 



PECTORALS. 



ADIPOSE FIN. 



SHAPE. 



HEAD. 



MOUTH. 



TEETH. 



EYE. 



FINS. 



TAIL. 



SCALES. 



ACTION 



{Chayto7-). 



Salmon Parr 



Sea-trovt Parr. 



Seven inches. 



Blue. 



Very distinct. 



One or two very intense on 

 cheek, small and few on 

 body above lateral line. 

 No halo. 



Not distinctive. 



Dusky pale. 



Dark. 



vSlender. 



vSmall, neat. 



.Small. 



Not distinctive. 



Large, and set low in head. 



Delicate and pointed. 



Forked. 



" lo-scale formula." 



Agile on capture. 



Possibly ten inches. 



Greenish-blue. 



Less distinct. 



Various and more or less 

 numerous. Halo not con- 

 stant. 



Not distinctive. 



Pale to yellow or dark. 



Dark. Frequent reddish 



fringe. 

 Slender. 



Longer. 



Large relatively. 



Not distinctive. 



Relatively smaller, and set 



higher in head. 

 Less delicate and more 



pointed. 

 Less forked. 



" 14-scale formula." 



Agile on capture. 



Young Trout. 



No criterion. 

 Yellowish-brown. 



Very distinct when year- 

 ling. Traces only later. 



Various and more or less 

 numerous. Halo usually 

 constant. 



Not distinctive. 



Yellowish-brown. 



Reddish fringe. 



Robust. 



Larger and blunter. 



Large relatively. 



Not distinctive. 



Relatively smaller, and set 



higher in head. 

 Stronger and more rounded. 



Less forked, and more 



rounded in outline. 

 " 14-scale formula." 



Quickly inert. 



