. Fishes. Fishes. The Squamipinnes 615 the jaws at its end. Of this type are Chelmo in India, Forcipiger in Polynesia, and Prognathodes in the West Indies. Heniochus {macrolepidotus) has one dorsal spine greatly elongated. Micro- canthus strigatus, one of the most widely distributed species, is known by its small scales. Megaprotodon {trifascialis) has four anal spines instead of three as in the others. The species of Holacanthus, known as angel-fishes, are larger in size, and their colors are still more showy, being often scarlet or blue. In this genus the preopercle is armed with a strong. F
. Fishes. Fishes. The Squamipinnes 615 the jaws at its end. Of this type are Chelmo in India, Forcipiger in Polynesia, and Prognathodes in the West Indies. Heniochus {macrolepidotus) has one dorsal spine greatly elongated. Micro- canthus strigatus, one of the most widely distributed species, is known by its small scales. Megaprotodon {trifascialis) has four anal spines instead of three as in the others. The species of Holacanthus, known as angel-fishes, are larger in size, and their colors are still more showy, being often scarlet or blue. In this genus the preopercle is armed with a strong. Fig. 509.—Angel-fish or Isabelita, Holacanthus ciliaris (Linna-us). Jamaica. Family Chcetodontidm. spine, and there are fourteen or more strong spines in the dorsal. This genus has also its center of distribution in the East Indies, whence two species {septentrionalis and ronin) with concentric stripes of blue range northward to Japan. Holacanthus tibicen, jet-black with one yellow cross-band, is found from the Riu Kiu Islands southward. The angel-fish or isabelita {Holacanthus ciliaris), orange-red, sky-blue, and golden, as though gaudily painted, is the best-known species. The vaqueta de dos colores or rock beauty {Holacanthus bicolor), half jet-black, half golden, is scarcely less remarkable. Both are excellent food-fishes of the West Indies. Holacanthus passer is a showy inhabitant of the west coast of Mexico. Holacanthus diacanthus, orange, barred. 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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