174 FISH CULTUEE. 



The Ombre Chevalier, or charr of central Europe, 

 by some is said to be another variety. It is a very 

 delicious charr. Whether it really be a different 

 species from our charr or no, I cannot decide. Dr. 

 Giinther hblds that it is. Carl Voght gives it the 

 following names : " The Knight or Eotheli, Salbling, 

 Salmarin, Schwarzrentrel, Salmo Umbla, Salmo Sal- 

 velinus, L'Ombre Chevalier, Charr," and says that it 

 sometimes reaches the weight of ten pounds ; ^ and 

 he further says, that the fish known in the lakes of 

 Switzerland, Bavaria, and Tyrol by the names of 

 Salbling, Salmling, Salmarin, Eothforelle, Schwarz- 

 reuter, Alpenforelle, are all of the same, species in 

 their variations. YarreU, backed by Agassiz and 

 Nilsson, avers the identity. The breed might, how- 

 ever, be introduced or crossed with our own with 

 advantage, and this could be very easily effected. 

 Some thousands of eggs of the ombre were sent 

 to the Thames Society, who hatched them and 



' With us a charr of over lib. weight is a rarity, and one of 21hs. 

 is scarcely ever known. Dr. Giinther, who is, perhaps, the hest 

 ichthyologist of his day, makes a strong distinction between the 

 Cmbla and Salvelinus. He says that there are at least three species 

 in Europe not identical with our British charrs, and the British 

 charrs are also of three different species, the Irish again having 

 two oiher distinct species, the Iceland charr, which he terms "salmo 

 nivalis," being another totally different species. According to him 

 the Ombre CheValier is the Salmo Umbla. 



