. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 328 SPIXY-FINXED FISHES. The Riband Fishes (Tcenioids) * are distinguished bv an extremely elongated body, very much flattened. Fig. 257.—soabbaed-fish, on the sides: their form has obtained for them the name of Bihand Fishes and Scahhard Fishes, The Family of Mugiloids is distinct from all the preceding, and is characterized by an almost cylin- drical body covered with large scales, a slightly- depressed head, and short muzzle, a transverse mouth armed with extremely fine teeth, two separate dorsal fins, and the ventral fins a
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 328 SPIXY-FINXED FISHES. The Riband Fishes (Tcenioids) * are distinguished bv an extremely elongated body, very much flattened. Fig. 257.—soabbaed-fish, on the sides: their form has obtained for them the name of Bihand Fishes and Scahhard Fishes, The Family of Mugiloids is distinct from all the preceding, and is characterized by an almost cylin- drical body covered with large scales, a slightly- depressed head, and short muzzle, a transverse mouth armed with extremely fine teeth, two separate dorsal fins, and the ventral fins attached behind the pectoral. They constitute a single genus. The Mullets [Mugil) which, although they hear in English the. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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