A history of the fishes of the British Islands . S r N K 1 S II. CCXLV 377 ORTHAGORISCUS. The body compressed, firm, without spines; the tail high as thebody, and confounded with it, being in connection with the separatedorsal and anal fins. The jaws undivided on their edge, covered withuniform enamel in place of teeth. SUNFISH. Sanfish, WaLouGHBy; p. 151. Tetraodon mnla, Lixn/EUS. Cephaliis hrevis, Cuvier. Orthagoriscus niola, Fleming; Br. Animals, p. 175. Jexyns; Manual, p. 490. Yarrell; Br. Fishes, vol. ii, p. 462. *• Bloch; pi. 128, the young fish. Yarrell; Br. Fishes, p. 464, the young fi
A history of the fishes of the British Islands . S r N K 1 S II. CCXLV 377 ORTHAGORISCUS. The body compressed, firm, without spines; the tail high as thebody, and confounded with it, being in connection with the separatedorsal and anal fins. The jaws undivided on their edge, covered withuniform enamel in place of teeth. SUNFISH. Sanfish, WaLouGHBy; p. 151. Tetraodon mnla, Lixn/EUS. Cephaliis hrevis, Cuvier. Orthagoriscus niola, Fleming; Br. Animals, p. 175. Jexyns; Manual, p. 490. Yarrell; Br. Fishes, vol. ii, p. 462. *• Bloch; pi. 128, the young fish. Yarrell; Br. Fishes, p. 464, the young fish. All the figures referred to are the less characteristic as having beenfrom dried examples. This strange-looking fish is usually spoken of as rare, butit can scarcely be considered so on our south and west coast,where it is not common for a year to pass without thereported capture of a few. This is usually the case in thewarmer months, although in some instances an example hasloitered until late in the autumn. Single stragglers havealso be
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