THE SALMOlt, 
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Genus XL VII. — . Salmon . 
This family contains feventeen fpecies, many of which 
2re perfe&ly familiar to the inhabitants of this ifland, 
being found in all its lakes, rivers, and fhores. The mod 
remarkable for beauty and utility is the common falrnon, 
whole external figure may vie in elegance with that of 
any filh that fwims, and whole flelh is well known over 
all Europe for its agreeable take arid nutritive quality. 
A minute defeription of the parts of the common fal- 
mon would be fuperfluous. It is found over all the north 
of Europe and Aft a, from Britain to Kamchatka * ; but 
does not venture into the warm or intratropical latitudes. 
It is frequent Us far north as Greenland , and is feen i H 
fome of the rivers of France ; but none have been caught 
fo far fouth as the Mediterranean f . 
The falmon Is an ocean filh, and therefore is only 
found in thofe rivers and lakes that communicate with 
the fea. As the ancient Grecian 's never extended their 
empire fo the ocean, they were unacquainted with thirf 
excellent filh ; arid hence their language has no name to 
diflinguifli it J . The extent of the Roman territory gave 
them many opportunities of being acquainted with the 
falmon ; and in their language it has a name from which 
ours is borrowed ; the word feems to exprefs its bound- 
ing or leaping [j. 
Vol. III. I i Among 
Hift. of Kamfch. p. 143. -J- Rondel, Fluvial, 167. 
J Oefner, apud Will. p. i 2£. }j A Salio ut videttfr. 
