. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 2429 Biniple aud not aiticulo^te, but flexible; unal tin extending from the anus, which is a little nearer the anterior than the posterior extremity, to the caudal, formed exclusively of soft rays; no ventrals. No lateral line. No prominent anal papillie. Pyloric appendages present. A remarkable i:;cnu8, allied to LuKipc'ius, o
. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 2429 Biniple aud not aiticulo^te, but flexible; unal tin extending from the anus, which is a little nearer the anterior than the posterior extremity, to the caudal, formed exclusively of soft rays; no ventrals. No lateral line. No prominent anal papillie. Pyloric appendages present. A remarkable i:;cnu8, allied to LuKipc'ius, or rather to I'lectohranchna, difstiuguished by havinjr only the posterior spines rigid. North I'acific. (u^r/CjOe, behind; HEt'Tpov, spine.). 27Sr>. OPISTHOCEXTRUS 0( KLLATUS (TileHiiis). Head 6i; de])th 6i (without caudal). 1). LV to , usually LIX; A. .'{(ito39; 5 to 7 of the posterior dorsal spines rigid; Eye as long as snout, I in head, aud a little more than interorbital width; maxillary extending to beiow anterior fourth of eye; some wide pores on tlio head; checks, I percles, and occijiut closely scaled; strips of small scales on the branchi- ostegal membrane between the rays. Dorsal rays continuous and sul)equal in depth, the longest spine 2! in head in females, 1/; in males; pectoral H in head, about as long as caudal. Anus twice as far from caudal as from base of pectoral. Yellowish brown, with ill-defined darker marblings; a crescentic black line on the top of the head from eye to eye; a Jtlack line, (>l)liquely directed forward, below the eye, and another, in opposite direc- tion, from tlui ; e to the opercle; 2 v'ark-brown streaks across the nape, thesecond crossing the origin of the dorsal tin and extending to tlie base of t,ho pectoral; dorsal and caudal fins grayish olive, lighter at the basi', tin; dorsal with 5 to i) (usually (5) large black spots at regulai' intervals, these wanting in the males; pectorals tind anal colorless. Numerous specime
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