. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 616.—Kelp Bleuny, Gibbonsia evides Jordan & Gilbert. San Diego. abundant in rock-pools of the West Indies. The species of Auchenopterus aboimd in the rock-pools of tropical America. These are very small neatly colored fishes with but one soft ray in the long dorsal fin. Species of Tripterygion, Myxodes, Cris- ticeps, and other genera abound in the South Pacific. In Blennins and its relatives the body is scaleless and the slender teeth are arranged like the teeth of a comb. In most. Fig. 617.—Blennius cristalus L. Florida. species long, fang-like posterior canines are
. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 616.—Kelp Bleuny, Gibbonsia evides Jordan & Gilbert. San Diego. abundant in rock-pools of the West Indies. The species of Auchenopterus aboimd in the rock-pools of tropical America. These are very small neatly colored fishes with but one soft ray in the long dorsal fin. Species of Tripterygion, Myxodes, Cris- ticeps, and other genera abound in the South Pacific. In Blennins and its relatives the body is scaleless and the slender teeth are arranged like the teeth of a comb. In most. Fig. 617.—Blennius cristalus L. Florida. species long, fang-like posterior canines are developed m the jaws. Blennius is represented in Europe by many species, Blen- nius galerita, ocellaris, and basiliscus being among the most com- mon. Certain species inhabit Italian lakes, having assumed a fresh-water habit. The numerous American species mostly. 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 and Company
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