. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 550 Order Pediculati : The Anglers about in floating masses of seaweed. All are fantastic in form and color, usually closely imitating the objects about them, The body is compressed, the mouth nearly vertical, and the skin either prickly or provided with fleshy slips. The species of Pterophryne live in the open sea, drifting with the currents in masses of sargassum. Two species, Pterophryne tumida and Pterophryne gibha, axe found in the West Indies and Gulf Stream. Two others very similar, Pterophryne histrio and Pterophryne ranina, li
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 550 Order Pediculati : The Anglers about in floating masses of seaweed. All are fantastic in form and color, usually closely imitating the objects about them, The body is compressed, the mouth nearly vertical, and the skin either prickly or provided with fleshy slips. The species of Pterophryne live in the open sea, drifting with the currents in masses of sargassum. Two species, Pterophryne tumida and Pterophryne gibha, axe found in the West Indies and Gulf Stream. Two others very similar, Pterophryne histrio and Pterophryne ranina, live in the East Indies and drift in the Kuro. FiQ. 501.—Fishing-frog, Antennariv^ nox Jordan. Wakanoura, Japan. Shiwo of Japan. All these are light olive-brown with fantastic black markings. The genus Antennarius contains species of the shoals and reefs, with markings which correspond to the colors of the rocks. These fishes are firm in texture with a velvety skin, and the pre- vailing color is brown and red. There are many species wher- ever reefs are found. Antennarius ocellatus, the pescador, is the commonest West Indian species. Antennarius multiocel- latus, with many ocellated spots, is the Martin Pescador of Cuba, also common. On the Pacific coast of Mexico the commonest species is Antennarius strigatus. In Japan, Antennarius tridens abounds everywhere on the muddy bottoms of the bays. Antennarius. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt
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