. 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. 2592 Bulletin ^7, United States National Museum. including maxillary, 3 in head; mandible 2 in depth of body; barbel 2 to 2^ in eyo. Gill rakers very small, tubular, almost rudimentary, about 10 below angle of first arch; attachment of membrane to first arch very extensive, but free from isthmus; no pseudobranchiiw. First dorsal com- paratively low, the first spine rudimen
. 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. 2592 Bulletin ^7, United States National Museum. including maxillary, 3 in head; mandible 2 in depth of body; barbel 2 to 2^ in eyo. Gill rakers very small, tubular, almost rudimentary, about 10 below angle of first arch; attachment of membrane to first arch very extensive, but free from isthmus; no pseudobranchiiw. First dorsal com- paratively low, the first spine rudimentary, the second elongate and smooth; insertion of first dorsal immediately over or somewhat behind base of pectoral, its from snout 1^ in head, its base equal to snout, its longest spine, when laid down, reaching behind origin of second dorsal, or 1\ to 2 in head; second dorsal A'ery low, its distance from first 3 to 4 in head, 32 rays in a distance equal to length of head; 22 in same dis- tance of anal; anal mnch higher than second dorsal, yet very low, its longest ray equal to eye; distiince of anal origin from snout 4| in total length, or nearly under origin of second dorsal; pectoral inserted under or somewhat in front of origin of first dorsal, its length about 2 in head; ventral inserted behind vertical from end of base of first dorsal, extend- ing to origin of , its length about equaling eye; vent a1>out midway between origin of ventrals and anal. Color brown; abdomen and lower parts of head blackish in the young. West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, in deep water; taken both by the Albatross and the Blake. {sulcaUts, fur- rowed. ) Coii/phmioidcs siilcaHit, Goode \- Bean, Nat. Mus. 1886, 596, Gulf of Mexico, at Albatross Station 2394, Lat. 38° 38' 30" N., Long. 87° 03' W., in 430 fathoms (Type, No. ;)); Goode & Bean, Iclithyology, 403, 1896. Harruntg {Malacoeei>halus) svleatiu, Guntheb, Cliallenger RejKjrt, Docp-Se
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