. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 275'i. KXTOMArilOllllS IVI(jRirA>'S, (Mil. The el<)ngated body, from the snout to the end of the caudal fin, is between 7 and 8 times longer than it is high at the pectorals. Its height iit the caudal is about ^';, of the sam<^ length. The head is subi|uadrare, and forms i^ of the total length. Its gre.'itest height e<|iuils :^^ of its length. Its sidfc.^ decli
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 275'i. KXTOMArilOllllS IVI(jRirA>'S, (Mil. The el<)ngated body, from the snout to the end of the caudal fin, is between 7 and 8 times longer than it is high at the pectorals. Its height iit the caudal is about ^';, of the sam<^ length. The head is subi|uadrare, and forms i^ of the total length. Its gre.'itest height e<|iuils :^^ of its length. Its sidfc.^ decline obliquely outward and downward. The first <lorsal com- mences near the nape, and 2 of its rays are in advance of the pectorals. The second dorsal <H)mmences immediately behind the first, and nearly over the fourth ray of the anal, it ceases some distance from the base of tlw caudal. The anal is more uniform in height than the dorsal, and ceases befor J it does. The caudal fcrms less than ! of the total length. D. XI-15; A. 17; P. 15; V. 3. The general color of the body and tins is blackish. West Indies. A single specimen was catight in shallow water, at the island of Barbados, near Bridgetown. ((lill.) Not seen by us. («if//'ica»«, blackish.) Kntomacroduii niifricans, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philn. 1859, 168, Barbados, (('oil. Dr. Uill.). 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; Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932. Washington : G. P. O.
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