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WHITING SALMON. 



prise that the Trout, though so common a fish, 

 should appear to be unnoticed by the ancients^ 

 except Ausonius, who is supposed to have intended 

 it by the name of Salar. He mentions it however 

 merely on account of its beauty, and without any 

 thing relative to its merit as a food. 



Purpureisque Salar stellatus tergora gutds." 

 And Salar stain'd with purple drops above. 



WHITING SALMON. 



Salmo Phinoc. aS. griseo-argenteus, abdomine nitidissimO) pinna 



dormli nigro-maculata, cauda nigra f areata. 

 Silvery-grey Salmon^ v^ith very bright abdomen, dorsal fin 



spotted with black, and black forked tail. 

 White Salmon. Penn, Brit. ZooL 



This species, says Air. Pennant^ migrates out of 

 sea into the river Esk in Cumberland from July to 

 September, and is called from its colour the Whit- 

 ing. When dressed the flesh is red, and most de- 

 licious eating : these fishes have, on their first ap- 

 pearance from thq salt-water, the Lernaea Salmonea 

 or Salmon-louse adhering to them : both sexes are 

 observed in the river, some having the milt or soft 

 roe, and some the hard or ovarium ; but their fry 

 has not yet been observed. This fish is by the Scots 

 called by the name of Phinoc, It never exceeds a 

 foot in length: the upper jaw is a little longer than 

 the lower : in the first are two rows of teeth in 

 the latter one : on the tongue are six teeth : the 

 back is strait : the body of an elegant form : the 



