SB 



martENula salmon. 



T^ut slightly fixed : lateral line marked with white 

 specks, and somewhat bent tow^ards the head : na- 

 tive of the Austrian and Helvetian lakes, especially 

 such as have a sandy bottom : a prolific species, 

 and in considerable esteem as a food. 



MARiENULA SALMON. 



Salmo Maraenula. S. argenteo-mrulescens, subelongatus, maxilla 

 inferiore longiore, pinna dor si radiis quatnordecim, 



Silvery-blueish Salmon^ with subelongated body, lower jaw 

 longer than the upper, and fourteen rays in the dorsal fin. 



Salmo Albula. Lin. Syst, Nat, 



Salmo Maraenula. Lin, GmeL Block. t,28.f.3. 



General length about six inches : shape like 

 that of a Trout, but more slender in proportion : 

 colour silvery white, with a tinge of blue on the 

 back : head somewhat taper ; lower jaw longer 

 than the upper : scales large : fins pale yellow : 

 tail forked, and bhieish towards the tip : lateral line 

 nearly strait : the whole fish has a delicate appear- 

 ance, and the head, like that of the Smelt, exhibits 

 a degree of transparency. Native of several of the 

 European lakes, viz. those of Germany, Sweden, 

 Denmark, &c. much esteemed for the table, being 

 a very delicate fish, and a very prolific species. 



