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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8734, 16 May 1914, Page 6

The scales are usually considered ‘to be quite an uninteresting part of a fish, hut research by enthusiasts in England has taught that the life history of a fish is to a large extent revealed by the markings on its scales. Dr T. Hope Lewis informed the council of .the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, reports the “Star,” that while on a holiday visit to London recently ho accompanied Mr E. O’Rorke (formerly of Auckland) to hear an interesting paper read at th© Anglers’ Club, on the subject. Strangely enough, said the doctor, some of tho scales used for purposes of illustration were those taken from trout which ho had caught in Lake Taupe, and sent to England as specimens some time before. Tho expert was able to tell how long they had remained in the river after breeding, at what period they had gone down to the lake, when they had returned to the river, and, finally, what length of time they had been in tho lake before capture. t)r Lewis added that this line of research appeared to have great possibilities.