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SALMON-TROUT. 



Salmo Tmtta. S. griseo-purpurascenS) capite, corpore, plnnaque 



dorsali nigra guttatis. 

 Purplish-grey Salmon, with the head, body, and dorsal fin 



bedropped with black spots. 

 Salmo Trutta. *S'. ocellis nigris iridibiis brunneis, pinna pectorali 



punctata. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 50Q. 

 Sea Trout. Pcnn. Brit Zoo!. 

 Trutta Salmonata. JFill. ichth. p. I93. 



Greatly allied in point of general appearance 

 to the Salmon, but rarely of equal size : colour 

 .purplish or violet, with the head and whole body 

 , pretty thickly marked with rather small round dark 

 or blackish spots, surrounded by a paler circle : 

 scales rather small. Native of the European seas, 

 passing, like the Salmon, into rivers to deposit its 

 spawn : is of equal delicacy with the Salmon, and 

 the flesh of similar colour : varies occasionally both 

 in colour and spots, which are sometimes rather 

 angular than round : possesses a considerable de- 

 gree of phosphoric quality, which seems to reside 

 in the viscid mucus covering the skin. Dr. Bloch 

 observes that the Linnaean specific character of this 

 fish, as given in the Systema Naturae, cannot be 

 depended upon ; since he could not observe on his 

 specimen the points or specks on the pectoral fms. 

 Like the Salmon, this fibh is prepared in different 

 methods for sale, being sold both fresh and salted, 

 as well as smoked, pickled, &c. &c. 



