The history of esculent fish . 9 ) The T R O U r IS a very valuable river-fifh ; the characters of which arethefe. It has a long body; its head is fhort and round, itsnofe blunt at the end: its tail is very broad; its mouth large,and each jaw furniihed with one row of fharp teeth. In itspalate there are three parcels oi teeth, each oi an oblong figure,in the congeries, and all meeting in an angle near the end oithe nofe; the tongue has alfo fix, eight, or ten teeth on is very beautifully variegated on the (ides with red colour of the Trout, and of its fpots, varies greatly indi
The history of esculent fish . 9 ) The T R O U r IS a very valuable river-fifh ; the characters of which arethefe. It has a long body; its head is fhort and round, itsnofe blunt at the end: its tail is very broad; its mouth large,and each jaw furniihed with one row of fharp teeth. In itspalate there are three parcels oi teeth, each oi an oblong figure,in the congeries, and all meeting in an angle near the end oithe nofe; the tongue has alfo fix, eight, or ten teeth on is very beautifully variegated on the (ides with red colour of the Trout, and of its fpots, varies greatly indifferent waters and different feafons; yet you may reduceeach to one fpecies. In Llyndivi (a lake in South Wales), there are Trouts cal-led Coch y Dail, marked with red and black fpots about thefize of a fixpence; others, not fpotted, and of a reddim hue,which fometimes weigh from eight to ten pounds: they arevery ill tailed. In Lough Neagh, in Ireland, there are Trcutscalled Buddagh, many of which weigh thirty pounds; othersar
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