Fishes . Fig. 580.—Peristfdion miniatum Goode & Bean. Depths of the Gulf Stream. referred to Trigla are found in the Miocene. Podopteryx, fromthe Italian Miocene, with small pectorals and very large ven-trals, perhaps belongs also to this family, but its real affinitiesare unknown. The Peristediidae. — The Peristediida: are deep-water sea-robins, much depressed, with flat heads, a bony coat of mail,. 0) t: »m ^ J- 3 ^ >« z aXH z < < <X w t< Pareioplite, or Mailed-cheek Fishes 669 and two free feelers on the pectoral fin instead of three. Thespecies of Peristedion are occasionall
Fishes . Fig. 580.—Peristfdion miniatum Goode & Bean. Depths of the Gulf Stream. referred to Trigla are found in the Miocene. Podopteryx, fromthe Italian Miocene, with small pectorals and very large ven-trals, perhaps belongs also to this family, but its real affinitiesare unknown. The Peristediidae. — The Peristediida: are deep-water sea-robins, much depressed, with flat heads, a bony coat of mail,. 0) t: »m ^ J- 3 ^ >« z aXH z < < <X w t< Pareioplite, or Mailed-cheek Fishes 669 and two free feelers on the pectoral fin instead of three. Thespecies of Peristedion are occasionally taken with the cataphractiim is rather common in Europe. Theextinct Peristedion urcianensc is described from the Plioceneof Orciano, Tuscany. The Flying Gurnards: Cephalacanthidae. — The flying gur-nards, Cephalacmithida, differ in numerous respects and areamong the most fantastic inhabitants of the sea. The headis short and bony, the body covered with firm scales, and thevery long, wing-like pectoral fin is divided into two parts,the posterior and larger almost as long as the rest of the fin is beautifully colored with blue and brownish red. Thefirst spine of the dorsal fin is free from the others and moreor less prolonged. The few species of flying gurnard are muchalike, ranging widely in the tropical seas, and having a slightpower of flight. T
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