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GREY SALMON. 



Salmo Eriox. S, cinereusj purpurea mdculatus, abdomirte sub- 

 argenteo. 



Grey Salmon, with purple spots and subargenteous abdomen. 

 Salmo Eriox. S.. maculis ciiiereis, caudce extremo ceqvali. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. p. 509. 

 Salmo cinereus seu griseus. Will, ichth. p. IQS. 

 Grey Salmon. Fenn. Brit, Zool. 



TilE inhabitants of the North of England and of 

 South- Wales seem;, according to Mr. Pennant, ex- 

 tremely well assured that this is a distinct species 

 from the common Salmon. Mr. Ray also con- 

 sidered it as distinct. The head is larger in pro- 

 portion than in the Salmon ; in the jaws are four 

 rows of teeth, and in the tongue are eight teeth : 

 the back, and sides, above the lateral line^, are of a 

 deep grey, spotted with a number of purplish spots: 

 the belly silvery : the tail even at the end. The 

 lower jaw grows hooked wdien the fish is out of 

 season. It is a strong fish, and does not ascend 

 the fresh w^ater till August, when it rushes up the 

 rivers with great violence, and is rarely taken. It 

 appears in the Esk in Cumberland from July to 

 September, and is then in spawn. Mr. Pennant 

 supposes this to be the fish called by the name of 

 Sewi?? or Shewin in South- Wales. 



