. 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. 1 I H I >' rl. I mm 39G Bulletin 47, United States National Museum. of these, continuons with the outer series, are 3 fixed, knife-8ha))C(l tw (h. then a movable tooth, then 3 fixed teetli; on the middle line of vom, 1 3 depresHible fangs, the posterior the largest of tlie teeth ; in the lowei j;nv a single series, corresponding to the outer series in the upper Jaw, tsi
. 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. 1 I H I >' rl. I mm 39G Bulletin 47, United States National Museum. of these, continuons with the outer series, are 3 fixed, knife-8ha))C(l tw (h. then a movable tooth, then 3 fixed teetli; on the middle line of vom, 1 3 depresHible fangs, the posterior the largest of tlie teeth ; in the lowei j;nv a single series, corresponding to the outer series in the upper Jaw, tsiiine of tlie front toetli enlarged and fixed. Dark brown, vaguely reticnl;iii(l wi'h narrow, paler niurkiugs and spots; a round dark blotch abom ;,riii opening; lower side of head and throat with about 15 dark lengtliv. isc streaks; belly with similar streaks running crosswise; dark line on (adi side of l»aHf^ of anal, with short cross branches. Httaches a length <if live feet. I'oint Concopcion to ('erros Island ; abundant about the Saiitii Bur- bara islands, icinarkablo for its ferocity. A food fish of some iniiwitanco. (mordax, px "le to bite.) Hitvil'iiii monh lYREs, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Cul., 1850, :10. Cerros Island ; .Jordan Sl Gii ifrt, Synopsis, ,'ifi(i, \)*h;\ ; .hmvAfi, Proc. Nat Mu«i., }Sm, .'lo. Siileni m(ii(, .Fordan & , Prnr. Naf. Mus., 188:!, IW. (iytmidlhordx mordax, Jordan & ttww, I. f mouth 21 in head i liniHl 2H» tnink. Color iliiik olive brown, nearly plain, pahn on tliroat, sometinuiS witli very I'jiiiil darker marblings ; dorsal and anal tins witli dark lines running loiigihuli nally ; belly without black transverse lines. .laws not coniplclcly cIom- ing. Tropical America, on both coasts ; the largest of our eels, reacliiiif,'ri oi' 6 feet or move ; extremely ferocious ; common from Florida KeystoHIo Janeiro, and from Gulf of California to Panama.' A very similar spccios (prasinus) regarded by Dr. (iiinther as th
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