. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 1616 liullrthi 77, United States A^ational A 'it- the Hidi'H, fortiiiu^ about f) diatinct bantls. CoKiiniel iHland, Yiiratnn; L' HpecinieiiH. ( Moan)- Very clo8« to X. rosipes and N. Hplendens; ])OHsi))l,v tli<OVA(;i LiniTllYH INFIRNrN (Himi). ITcadSJ; depth .^i. I). IX, IL'; A. Ill, 12; V. I,.''.; T. 11; scalos 2-27-11. Form of body Himilar to that of N. ren
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 1616 liullrthi 77, United States A^ational A 'it- the Hidi'H, fortiiiu^ about f) diatinct bantls. CoKiiniel iHland, Yiiratnn; L' HpecinieiiH. ( Moan)- Very clo8« to X. rosipes and N. Hplendens; ])OHsi))l,v tli<OVA(;i LiniTllYH INFIRNrN (Himi). ITcadSJ; depth .^i. I). IX, IL'; A. Ill, 12; V. I,.''.; T. 11; scalos 2-27-11. Form of body Himilar to that of N. rentralis, the doacent of thi* piolilc mom abnipt, tho Hpecics in this i'«Hp«'«'t bearing more rescmblancii to .\. imttacus; upper prolil of head not forming a very sharp edge; snout comparatively short and blunt; the ]»reorbita1 very much higher than in N. rentralis; the shortest distauco from the angle of mouth to eye nearly . twicci length of eye; maxillary not reaching vertical from front of orbit, its length 4 in head; canines as in X. rentralis; (^yo distant from ui»])or profile nearly^ of its diameter, which is 6 iu head and more than 2 in snout; interorltital width equal to length of eye; a fi>w scales below the orbit; distance from snout to eye 2^ iu head. All dorsal spines ilexilile, and of about equal length; third spine 3 in head; last soft ray very slightly produced, and about 2 J in head; anal spines very week, the third s))ine about .SA iu head; last anal ray little less than 3 in head; caudal nearly truncate, in some si)ocimens the middle rays very slightly longer than external rays, the middle rays, from the end of the scales, 7 in length of body to base of caudal; ventral spine slender and weak, lirst .\. 'T reaching about to vent; ventral about 1^ in head and 5 in body; pec- toru^ nearly as long as ventral; lateral line piercing 20 scales before the interruption, the twentieth scale being under tenth ray of dorsal; scales of breast and abdomen much smal
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