. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Revision of the Irish Char, 229 length of head. Silvery; back bluish grey ; dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins dusky; pelvics and anal pale. Hab. Lough Owel in Westraeath. A single specimen, 280 nam. in total length. This species differs from S. colii in having the scales smaller, the snout more pointed, and the mouth more oblique and smaller, the maxillary having the same relative length as in specimens of S. colli of 200 mm. I have named it after Dr. R. Scharff, to whom I am
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Revision of the Irish Char, 229 length of head. Silvery; back bluish grey ; dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins dusky; pelvics and anal pale. Hab. Lough Owel in Westraeath. A single specimen, 280 nam. in total length. This species differs from S. colii in having the scales smaller, the snout more pointed, and the mouth more oblique and smaller, the maxillary having the same relative length as in specimens of S. colli of 200 mm. I have named it after Dr. R. Scharff, to whom I am indebted for the opportunity of describing it, in recognition of the favours I have received from him during my work on Irish fishes. 2. Salvelinus trevelyani, sp. n. Depth of body 5 in the length, length of head 4. Snout conical, pointed, considerably longer than eye, the diameter of which is 5 in the length of head. Interorbital region convex, its width 3^- in the length of head. Dentition strong; cleft of mouth oblique; jaws equal anteriorly; maxillary extending nearly to below tiie posterior margin of eye, its length 2^ in the length of head; lower jaw pointed anteriorly, Fiff. Salvelinus trevelyani. its lengtli 1.] in the length of head. 9 or 10 branchiostegals. 14 gill-rakers on the lower part of anterior arch, the longest ^V the diameter of eye. 165 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 13, with 9 branched rays, its origin a little nearer to the tip of snout than the base of caudal, the longest ray a little more than | the length of head. Anal 11, with 7 branched rays. Pectoral ^ the length of head, extending 5 of the distance from its base to the base of pelvics. Lease depth of caudal peduncle 2 in its length and 1 the length of head. Scattered rounded spots on the sides ; tins Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not
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