. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 272 Mr. C. T. Eegan on the frontals. Pectoral arch much as in the Dactyloscopidre, except that the coraeoids and radials are smaller (figi 3, 2).. cor p/ Bones at base of pectoral fin of 1. Dactyloscopvs tridigitatiis and 2. Xi- phidion cMnis. Pectoral arch of 3. Zoarces vivipai'us and 4. Brotula jayakari. Lettering as in fig. 1 ; pv, pelvis; Xiphidion comprises a few species, eel-shaped shore-fishes of the North Pacific. 1h Xiphidion chirus I count 76 vertebrae (24 -|- 52) ;
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 272 Mr. C. T. Eegan on the frontals. Pectoral arch much as in the Dactyloscopidre, except that the coraeoids and radials are smaller (figi 3, 2).. cor p/ Bones at base of pectoral fin of 1. Dactyloscopvs tridigitatiis and 2. Xi- phidion cMnis. Pectoral arch of 3. Zoarces vivipai'us and 4. Brotula jayakari. Lettering as in fig. 1 ; pv, pelvis; Xiphidion comprises a few species, eel-shaped shore-fishes of the North Pacific. 1h Xiphidion chirus I count 76 vertebrae (24 -|- 52) ; para- pophyses are developed on the prsecaudals from the fourth. Family 4. Stichseidae. Body usually scaly. Caudal either free or united with the dorsal and anal, usually with 15 principal rays. Pelvic fin?^ when present, jugular, with the soft rays normally branched. Parietals separated by supraoccipital ; no basi- sphenoid ; parasphenoid meeting frontals. Praeorbital with an inner shelf attached anteriorly to the posterior face of lateral ethmoid ; suborbitals well ossified ; exoccipital con- dyles above the basioccipital, with articulating surfaces looking downwards and backwards ; centrum of first vertebra. 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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