. 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. Jordan and FA>ermann.—Fishes of North America. 347 150. ANGUILLA, Shaw. (Eels.) v4ii 'iii'Hn, 81UW, Gonoral ZoiiloRjr, iv, 15, 1804, {tnnjuilln). il/iirn/Ki, , I'oKY, i>tntinnni| by Autedi iindor Mimrnn). liody elotifjato, compresqed bnliiiul, covered with oinbodded Hcales which are linear in form and phicod obliquely, Honie of them at ri^rht angles to other
. 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. Jordan and FA>ermann.—Fishes of North America. 347 150. ANGUILLA, Shaw. (Eels.) v4ii 'iii'Hn, 81UW, Gonoral ZoiiloRjr, iv, 15, 1804, {tnnjuilln). il/iirn/Ki, , I'oKY, i>tntinnni| by Autedi iindor Mimrnn). liody elotifjato, compresqed bnliiiul, covered with oinbodded Hcales which are linear in form and phicod obliquely, Honie of them at ri^rht angles to otherH. Lateral lino well developed. Head lonj;, conical, moderately pointed, the rather small eye well forward and over the angle of the mouth. Teeth small, Hubequal, in bunds on each Jaw and a long patch on the vomer. Tongue free at tip. Lips rather full, with a free iiiiirgin behind, attached by r\. frenum in front. Lower jaw projecting. Uiil openings rather snuiU, slit-like, about as wide as base of pectorals and partly below them. Nostrils superior, well separated, the antorior with a slight tube, Vent close in front of anal. Dorsal inserted at some distance from the head, confluent with the anal around the tpil. Pectorals well developed. Species found in most warm seas, (the eastern Pacific excepted), ascending streams, but mostly spawning in the sea. The eels often move for a considerable distance on land, in damp grass. Waterfalls, dams, and other obstructions are often passed in this way. It is thought that the eel spawns only in the sea, the female dying after having once produced ova. The females are larger than the males, paler in color, with smaller eyes and higher fins. Eels are among tlio most voracious of fishes. " On their hunting excursions, they overturn alike huge and small stones, beneath which they iind species of shrimp and crayfish, of which they are excessively fond. Their noses are poked into every imaginable hole in their search for food, to the ter
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