. Elements of comparative zoology. Zoology. FIG. 132.—Mackerel (Scomber scombrus"). ORDER IV.—PHARYNGOGNATHI. These are Acanthopteri in which the last branchial arches are fused into a single bone, which thus resembles an additional jaw in the throat, whence the name (pharynx-. FIG. 133.—Gunner (Ctenolabrus cceruleus). After Goode. jaw). All of the species are marine, and with few excep- tions they are tropical. On our east coast are found the cunner (fig. 133) and tautog; on the Pacific occurs a group of surf-fishes (Embiotocidse), remarkable for bring- ing forth living Please no
. Elements of comparative zoology. Zoology. FIG. 132.—Mackerel (Scomber scombrus"). ORDER IV.—PHARYNGOGNATHI. These are Acanthopteri in which the last branchial arches are fused into a single bone, which thus resembles an additional jaw in the throat, whence the name (pharynx-. FIG. 133.—Gunner (Ctenolabrus cceruleus). After Goode. jaw). All of the species are marine, and with few excep- tions they are tropical. On our east coast are found the cunner (fig. 133) and tautog; on the Pacific occurs a group of surf-fishes (Embiotocidse), remarkable for bring- ing forth living 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 Kingsley, J. S. (John Sterling), 1854-1929. New York, H. Holt and Company
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