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Vol. IV. No. h% 



GERMAN RIVER FISH. 



Fig. 



l. The Gwiniad. 

 (Salmo Lavaretus.) 



Ahe Gwinîad is an Inhabitant of the Eaft and 

 North Seas as well as of the lakes in upper Au- 

 fîria. It is about a foot long. It differs from all 

 other fpecies of Salmon in the upper jaws which 

 terminate by a foft fleshy point. The back is blue 

 grey ; th e belly fil ver colour'd. Aline of 45clofely 

 following fpots feparates the colour of the upper 

 from the lower parts. The fcales are fomewhat 

 notched in the middle. The colour of the fins 

 is yellowish, the flesh tender and welltafted; 

 its food confifts of feaherbs and waterweeds, 

 worms and infects. 



Fig r z. 



The Salvelin. 

 (Salmo Salvelhius ) 



The Salvelin is a well tafted fort of Salmon. 

 It is found in the lakes of the South Germany,. 

 .Auftria, Bavaria and Salzburg, where it is caught 

 with dragnets and hooks. It lives by preying 

 on other finali fish, as may be feen by its nu- 

 merous fharply pointed teeth. The red brown 

 back, and the filver colour'd belly is ornamen- 

 ted with orange colour'd fpots. The breafi and 



belly- fins are of a cinnabar colour, the f e of the 

 back and tail of a dark dusky blue. It weighs 

 from two to fix pounds. 



Fig. 3. The Heuch. 



(Salmo Hucho.) 



The Heuck is caught with dragnet* and 

 hooks in the Danube, and the lakes of Auftria 

 and Bavaria , but its flesh is not fo well tafted 

 as that of the former fpecies. Its common length 

 is from 3 to 4 feet. It is eafily diftinguish'd. 

 from all its congeners by the black fpots, with 

 which all its fins, except thofe of the breaft s 

 are marked. It preys on other fmall fish. 



Fig. 4. The Grayling. 



(Sahna Thymallus.) 



Attains a length from one to two feet. It 

 inhabits chiefly the Eaft and North Seas, but 

 mounts alfa the rivers that flow into them. It 

 is remarkable for its large and pied dorfal fin. 

 Its general colour is blueish, the upper part of 

 a deeper eaft than the lower. The belly and 

 tail- fins are reddish brown. It lives on worms 

 and fnails. Its tender well tafted flesh it eftee- 

 med excellent eating. 



