BIO C H A R R. Class IV. 



almod leven. The firil dorial fin five inches and 

 three quarters from the tip of its nofe, and confifl- 

 ed of twelve branched rays : the firft of which was 

 Ihorr, the fifth the longed : the fat fin was very 

 fmall. 



Each of the five fifh had double nollrils, and 

 fmall teeth in the jaws, roof of the mouth, and 

 on the tongue. 



The head, back, dorfal fin, and tail of each, 

 was of a dufl^y blue ^ the fides rather paler, mark- 

 ed with niupbers of bright red fpots : the bellies 

 of the Red Charr were of a full and rich red \ 

 thofe of the Cafe Charr rather paler j from this par- 

 ticular the PFelch call thefe filla Torgocb^ or red 



belly. 



The firft rays of the anal and ventral fins of each, 



were of a pure white; the reft of -each fin on the 



lower part of the body, tinged with red. 



The lateral line ftrair, dividing the fifn in two 

 equal parts, or nearly lb. 



The jaws of the Cafe Charr are perfedlly even ; 

 on the contrary, thofe the Red Charr were unequal, 

 the upper jaw being the broadeft, and the teeth 

 hung over the lower, as might be perceived oA 

 pafiing the finger over them. 



The branchioftegous rays were, on different fides 



of the fame fifti, unequal in number, viz. 12,-11, 



11,-10, 10--9, except in one, where they were 



21,-11. 



^^tht The Gelt^ or Barren Charr ^ was rather more 



^^"•'•'^^- flender 



