. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. Fig. 112. Gar Pike; Gar. The gar pike has a cylindrical body covered by rhom- boidal bony scales. These scales are coated with enamel, making a very strong and complete armor. The jaws ex- tend, forming a long bony snout, the nostrils being at the tip of the upper jaw. The teeth are sharp, and the fish is voracious, but of rather sluggish habits. The tail is slightly heterocercal. Three species are common in the Mississippi and some of its tributaries: the long-nosed gar (Fig. 112); the short-nosed gar; and the alligator gar
. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. Fig. 112. Gar Pike; Gar. The gar pike has a cylindrical body covered by rhom- boidal bony scales. These scales are coated with enamel, making a very strong and complete armor. The jaws ex- tend, forming a long bony snout, the nostrils being at the tip of the upper jaw. The teeth are sharp, and the fish is voracious, but of rather sluggish habits. The tail is slightly heterocercal. Three species are common in the Mississippi and some of its tributaries: the long-nosed gar (Fig. 112); the short-nosed gar; and the alligator gar, which is said sometimes to attain a length of ten Fin. 1T3. Common Sturgeon. After Goode. — From Kingsley'g Zodlogy. The sturgeon is decidedly like a shark in general ap- pearance, with its strongly heterocercal tail, its projecting snout, with the mouth well back on the ventral surface, and Iftiff. 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 Colton, Buel P. (Buel Preston), 1852-1906. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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