. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 223.—King-salmon grilse, Oncorhynchus tschmnjtscha (Walbaum). (Photograph by Cloudsley Rutter.) 39 (16+ 23). The scales are larger, there being 130 to 140 in the lateral line. In the spring the form is plumply rounded, and the color is a clear bright blue above, silvery below, and everywhere immaculate. Young fishes often show a few round black spots, which disappear when they enter the sea. Fall specimens in the lakes are bright crimson in color, the head clear olive-green, and they become in a high degree hook-nosed and slab-sided, and bear little resemblance to the sp
. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 223.—King-salmon grilse, Oncorhynchus tschmnjtscha (Walbaum). (Photograph by Cloudsley Rutter.) 39 (16+ 23). The scales are larger, there being 130 to 140 in the lateral line. In the spring the form is plumply rounded, and the color is a clear bright blue above, silvery below, and everywhere immaculate. Young fishes often show a few round black spots, which disappear when they enter the sea. Fall specimens in the lakes are bright crimson in color, the head clear olive-green, and they become in a high degree hook-nosed and slab-sided, and bear little resemblance to the spring run. Young spawning male grilse follow the changes which take place in the adult, although often not more than half a pound in Fig, 324.—Male Red Salmon in September, Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum). Payette Lake, Idaho. These little fishes often appear in mountain lakes, but whether they are landlocked or have come up from the sea is still un-. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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