The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ly small, generally of one ray; dorsalfins entirely gunnellus (Blenniusgunnellus. Lin.) Yafrell. i. 239. CiRRHiBARBUS Cuv. (Jig. 86.) Head and mouth with nu-merous cirri; bo-dy sub-anguilli-form ; muzzlepointed ; lower 1^jaw longer thanthe upper; teethvelvety, the out-er range a littlelarger ; ventralfin of two rays ;dorsal fin single, narrow, of nearly equal breadth ;spinous, with a few soft rays behind. Cirr. capensis. C. V. xi. 406. pi. 337. (fig. 86.) Opistognathus ^ (fig, 87-) General form of
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ly small, generally of one ray; dorsalfins entirely gunnellus (Blenniusgunnellus. Lin.) Yafrell. i. 239. CiRRHiBARBUS Cuv. (Jig. 86.) Head and mouth with nu-merous cirri; bo-dy sub-anguilli-form ; muzzlepointed ; lower 1^jaw longer thanthe upper; teethvelvety, the out-er range a littlelarger ; ventralfin of two rays ;dorsal fin single, narrow, of nearly equal breadth ;spinous, with a few soft rays behind. Cirr. capensis. C. V. xi. 406. pi. 337. (fig. 86.) Opistognathus ^ (fig, 87-) General form of Sa-larias ; headlarge, thick, __^_ very obtuse; ^S^ ^.;^^ K eyes and maxillaries * Gunnellus Auct. Nomina generica qus ex Grseca vel Latina linguaradicem non habent, rejicienda SMnt.—llligerf Prod. xvii. + This and the two next genera appear to represent the three aberrantsab-families, Ophisomus passing into the Zoarchinidte. t The prolongation of the maxillaries renders this a beautiful representa-tion of Thryssa. These three last genera seem to represent subfamilies. T 3.
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