. Fishes. Fishes. The Ganoids 257 used to stir up the mud in which are found the minute organisms on which the fish feeds. Under the paddle are four very minute. Fig. 193.—Paddle-fish, Polyodon spathula (Walbaum). Ohio River. barbels corresponding to those of the sturgeons. The vernacular names of spoonbill, duckbill cat, and shovel-fish are also derived from the form of the snout. The skin is nearly smooth, the tail is heterocercal, the teeth are very small, and a long fleshy flap covers the gill-opening. The very long and slender gill-rakers. Please note that these images are extracted from
. Fishes. Fishes. The Ganoids 257 used to stir up the mud in which are found the minute organisms on which the fish feeds. Under the paddle are four very minute. Fig. 193.—Paddle-fish, Polyodon spathula (Walbaum). Ohio River. barbels corresponding to those of the sturgeons. The vernacular names of spoonbill, duckbill cat, and shovel-fish are also derived from the form of the snout. The skin is nearly smooth, the tail is heterocercal, the teeth are very small, and a long fleshy flap covers the gill-opening. The very long and slender gill-rakers. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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