. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 722 APPENDIX. [No. yellow predominate; the belly is reddish white; the dorsal fin has the same hue with the back, the others are reddish. The scales have for the most part an irregular oval shape, and are very large, being three quarters of an inch long; they are nearly of equal size over the whole body. The uncovered portion of each scale is strongly radiated, and broader than long; their lustre is considerable. The head is proportiona
. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 722 APPENDIX. [No. yellow predominate; the belly is reddish white; the dorsal fin has the same hue with the back, the others are reddish. The scales have for the most part an irregular oval shape, and are very large, being three quarters of an inch long; they are nearly of equal size over the whole body. The uncovered portion of each scale is strongly radiated, and broader than long; their lustre is considerable. The head is proportionably smaller than that of the Namay-peeth, and the snout is more acute ; the gill-openings are small; the lustre of the opercula is similiar to thai of the scales ; the orbit is orbicular, rather large and placed in the middle of the head The mouth has a much smaller orifice than that of the namay-peeth and is placed farther back, but not so far back as that of the immediately preceding species, the mcethquamay-peeth. When the jaws are retracted, the snout projects about half an inch beyond them, but when protruded the edge of the upper jaw and snout are even. The lips instead of being furnished with papil'is, as in the preceding species, are sulcated perpendicularly in a very regular manner. The palate, pharynx, and contents of the abdomen of this fish nearly correspond with those of the namay-peeth, they are, however, in general proportionably smaller. The oesophagus is remarkably contracted, which gives to the commencement of the gut an appearance of dilatation. The intestines are not connected to the parietes of the abdomen by such miiiieroiis folds as in the namay-peeth. The length of the alimentary canal is to that of the fish, as to 1. The lining of the abdomen is white. The air-bladder in this species is divided into three portions, the central of which is the largest, and communicates with the oesophagus. The upper portion is alone furnished with a capsule. Fins
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