The fish which most abound in the lake,
particularly in the upper part of it, are
trout, carp, pike and lotte. * — Lotte were
not found in this lake till the year 1770,
when a Savoyard gentleman having brought
some from Geneva to put into his reservoir
near Annecy, they escaped during an inundation
into the lake, where they increased
so fast as to stock it with this excellent
fish, which somewhat resembles the eel in
flavour, but is more delicate.
This accident may afibrd a useful hint
for the importation of some of the most
esteemed fresh-water fish of the continent
into our own lakes and rivers, where
there can be little doubt but that they
would thrive and multiply. It is remarkable,
that though none of our fruit-trees,
culinary vegetables, or domestic poultry
are indigenous to this country, but have
* L a Lotte commune de Rivière {Gadus Lota). Cuvier
classes it with the genus Gadus, or cod-fish, but it is
the only fresh-water fish of that genus, “ Longue d’un
ou deux pieds ; jaune marbrée de brun ; sa tête un peu
deprimée, et son corps presque cylindrique lui donne
un aspect particulier. On estime fort sa chair & surtout
son foie, qui est singulièrement volumineux.”
Cuvier, Regne Animal, vol. ii. p. 215.
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