. British and Irish Salmonidæ. being sent off by train ... it was also measured. The succeedingmonth we were informed that the fish was a sturyeon I 142 SALMONIDiE OF BRITAIN. seen in the Mnsenm of Queens College. One of 57 lb. landed in 188G by anangler on the Suir ; several instances of 70 lb. fish are alluded to by is a disputed point whether the female or the male attains to the largest it must not be overlooked in such investigations that the mortality amongthose of the male sex is greater than among the females, while age has a bearingon size. The figure of the
. British and Irish Salmonidæ. being sent off by train ... it was also measured. The succeedingmonth we were informed that the fish was a sturyeon I 142 SALMONIDiE OF BRITAIN. seen in the Mnsenm of Queens College. One of 57 lb. landed in 188G by anangler on the Suir ; several instances of 70 lb. fish are alluded to by is a disputed point whether the female or the male attains to the largest it must not be overlooked in such investigations that the mortality amongthose of the male sex is greater than among the females, while age has a bearingon size. The figure of the salmon in the plate 3, fig, 1, is that of a male 3| and weighing- 22^ lb., from the Teith taken in the month of November: figure2 is from a female a little over 14 lb. weight, and no. 3 is a Howietoun female grilseabout 17 in. in length. The figures in plate 4 are, no. 1 from a grilse from theSevern, of 4 J- lb. weight: no. 2 from a Welsh specimen 72 Ib. long: no. 3 parfrom Howietoun, 5| in. long, taken August, TROUT. Althougli in the general account of the family of Salmonidse many observa-tions have been introduced respecting both trout and grayling, it now becomesdesirable to offer some remarks restricted to the marine and fresh-water forms ofBritish trout, which have been considered by some ichthyologists and fishermento be anadromous and non-migratory fresh-water species. Before entering uponeach in detail it appeans desirable to explain why it is that I find myself unable toaccept the numerous species that have been described, believing those ichthy-ologists* more correct who have considered them modifications of only one, which,as Salmo trutta, includes both the anadromous and non-migiatory fresh-waterforms. For it must be evident when looking through the works of systematiczoologists, that the greatest number of false species among fishes are localvarieties existing in such genera as are most prolific in forms; and that localraces have been taken for di
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