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section, appear to be somewhat cruciform : the lateral line is straight, 
and placed rather lower than in the generality of fishes. The tail 
>s slightly forked, but not semilunated as in the common Salmon. 
^ hen the flesh is cut it is of a pale red. In point of size, the 
Sewen rarely exceeds twelve or fifteen inches, weighing from one 
to two pounds. 
This fish, which is almost peculiar to Wales, and is found in the 
greatest abundance in the southern parts, is of the migratory kind, ap- 
pealing on the sea coasts, and in the rivers of that country during the 
dimmer months, from May to September, and then returning to the 
sea. We have met with this fish both in South and North Wales, 
but in the gieatest plenty on the coasts of the two maritime counties, 
filamoi ganshire and Carmarthenshire: it is an excellent and delicate 
fish foi the table, and is held in high repute by the inhabitants of 
^ a - cs - 1 he above passages are repeated from our observations 
on this curious fish, in a “ Descriptive Sketch of the Cambrian 
Piincipality lately submitted to the public. To this we can only 
sod what appears to us a sufficient character after the Linnrean manner, 
v which the species may be discriminated; and to enumerate some 
few slight particulars, which, in a work designed for general in- 
formaticn, were purposely omitted. The first dorsal fin usually 
contains eleven rays, the second is fleshy and destitute of rays: in the 
pectoial fin are fourteen rays: ventral nine rays : anal ten rays : and 
in the tail twenty-eight, including the short lateral rays at the base. 
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