Documentary journal of Indiana 1898 . om snout to middle of eye; pectoralsnot reaching vent; gill-rakers very short and soft; opercular flapvery long in adult, always with hroad pale edge which is pinkishbehind and blueish in front; in young specimens the flap exhibitsevery stage of devclnpnuiit, no two individuals l)oing alike in thisrespect. Coloi*s very brilliant, more so than in any other of our^unfishes, but fading rapidly after death. The general color of anadult specimen is brilliant blue and orange, the liack cliietly blue,the belly entirely orange, the (U-ange forming inegular longi-t
Documentary journal of Indiana 1898 . om snout to middle of eye; pectoralsnot reaching vent; gill-rakers very short and soft; opercular flapvery long in adult, always with hroad pale edge which is pinkishbehind and blueish in front; in young specimens the flap exhibitsevery stage of devclnpnuiit, no two individuals l)oing alike in thisrespect. Coloi*s very brilliant, more so than in any other of our^unfishes, but fading rapidly after death. The general color of anadult specimen is brilliant blue and orange, the liack cliietly blue,the belly entirely orange, the (U-ange forming inegular longi-tudinal rows of spots, the blue in wavy vertical lines along the seriesof scales; vertical fins with the soft rays blue and the membranesorange, sometimes fiery red ; ventral and anal, dusky ])lue; lips blue;cheeks with blue and orange stripes; top of head and neck black;iris bright red; fins unspotted; young specimens with the ear-flapsmall, and the coloration variously dull; D. X, 10; A. Ill, 10; lat^1,40. 00 jii»>llfiM> 61
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