Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 74.—Head frombelow of Chondrostomanasus. After Fig. 75.—Acrocheilus ahitaceus. After Jordan and Evermann. conspicuous and sharp-edged. The structure or form of the lipsand mouth have suggested the generic name (axffo^ sharp, xedo^lip) as well as the vernacular names of the species (chisel-mouth,hard-mouth and square-mouth). It differs, however, by the reduced 320 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. 48 number of pharyngeal teeth (4—5) which are hooked and havebroad grinding surfaces. It is a common fish in places in the Lower Columbia
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 74.—Head frombelow of Chondrostomanasus. After Fig. 75.—Acrocheilus ahitaceus. After Jordan and Evermann. conspicuous and sharp-edged. The structure or form of the lipsand mouth have suggested the generic name (axffo^ sharp, xedo^lip) as well as the vernacular names of the species (chisel-mouth,hard-mouth and square-mouth). It differs, however, by the reduced 320 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. 48 number of pharyngeal teeth (4—5) which are hooked and havebroad grinding surfaces. It is a common fish in places in the Lower Columbia River andtributaries, as far up as Spokane and Shoshone Falls. It is oneof the many foot-long fishes. It is only eaten in lieu of better fishes.
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