. The world of animal life. Zoology. 328 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE The life-history of the salmon is a very remarkable one. Like all other fishes, it comes from an egg. This egg, with a great number of others, is placed by the mother salmon in a furrow in the sandy bed of a river. How this furrow is made is not ascertained, some observers saying that both parents dig it out. Salmon I, Egg; 2, Egg (magnified); 3, Fry (magnified); 4, Parr; 5, Smolt; 6, Grilse; 7, Common Salmon (male); 8, Common -Salmon (female). with their snouts, and others that it is produced by the tail of the mother only. Aft
. The world of animal life. Zoology. 328 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE The life-history of the salmon is a very remarkable one. Like all other fishes, it comes from an egg. This egg, with a great number of others, is placed by the mother salmon in a furrow in the sandy bed of a river. How this furrow is made is not ascertained, some observers saying that both parents dig it out. Salmon I, Egg; 2, Egg (magnified); 3, Fry (magnified); 4, Parr; 5, Smolt; 6, Grilse; 7, Common Salmon (male); 8, Common -Salmon (female). with their snouts, and others that it is produced by the tail of the mother only. After the eggs are laid—an operation which takes ten or twelve days—the parent leaves them, and rests quietly for a time to recover strength. In due time the eggs hatch. At first the little fish is not at all like its parents, having no scales, and being quite transparent. For some time it does not eat, its mouth not being properly. 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 perfectly resemble the original Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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