. Fishes. Fishes. 626 Series Plectognathi acanthus modestus, with deep-blue fins and the ventral spine immovable. Another is Stephanolepis cirrhifer, known as Kawa- muki, or skin-peeler. Aliitera monoceros, and Osbeckia scripta, the unicorn fish, abound in the East Indies, with numerous others of less size and note. In the male of the Polynesian Amanses scopas (Fig. 516) the tail is armed with a brush of extraordinarily long needle-like spines. In Stephanolepis spilosomus the caudal fin is of a brilliant scarlet color, contrasting with the usual dull colors of these fishes. In OxymonacantJins
. Fishes. Fishes. 626 Series Plectognathi acanthus modestus, with deep-blue fins and the ventral spine immovable. Another is Stephanolepis cirrhifer, known as Kawa- muki, or skin-peeler. Aliitera monoceros, and Osbeckia scripta, the unicorn fish, abound in the East Indies, with numerous others of less size and note. In the male of the Polynesian Amanses scopas (Fig. 516) the tail is armed with a brush of extraordinarily long needle-like spines. In Stephanolepis spilosomus the caudal fin is of a brilliant scarlet color, contrasting with the usual dull colors of these fishes. In OxymonacantJins longirostris the body is blue with orange checker-like spots and the snout is produced in a long tube. About the islands of Polynesia, filefishes are relatively few, but some of them are very curious in form or color. The Spinacanthidse.—In the extinct family SpinacanthidcB the body is elongate, high in front and tapering behind. The. Fig. 517—Common File fish, Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnfeus). Virginia. first dorsal has six or seven spines, and there are rough spines in the pectoral. The teeth are bluntly conical. Spinacaiithus hlennioides and 5. imperalis are found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca. These are probably the nearest to the original ances- tor among known scleroderms. The Trunkfishes: Ostraciidae.—The group Ostracodermi con- tains the single family of Ostraciidw, the trunkfishes or cuck-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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