. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 15.—Diagrams of the upper surface of the head of : A, Belone (acus, Mediterranean); B, Petalichthys capensis ; C, Tylosurus choram ; D, Athlennes Mails. e, eye ; 7i, nostril; p, front margin of preorbital. at a considerable distance from base of caudal. V midway between base of caudal and posterior end of pectoral. Caudal forked. (Plate X, fig. 5.) Length.—Up to 320 mm. Colour.—Silvery, dark steely blue on back. Locality.—Table Bay, False Bay to Natal coast. Gen. Tylosurus Cocco. 1829. Cocco, Le
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 15.—Diagrams of the upper surface of the head of : A, Belone (acus, Mediterranean); B, Petalichthys capensis ; C, Tylosurus choram ; D, Athlennes Mails. e, eye ; 7i, nostril; p, front margin of preorbital. at a considerable distance from base of caudal. V midway between base of caudal and posterior end of pectoral. Caudal forked. (Plate X, fig. 5.) Length.—Up to 320 mm. Colour.—Silvery, dark steely blue on back. Locality.—Table Bay, False Bay to Natal coast. Gen. Tylosurus Cocco. 1829. Cocco, Lettr. in Giorna Sci. Sicil., vol. xvii, p. 18. Body very elongate, feebly compressed. Enlarged teeth in both jaws very strong. Lower pharyngeal elongate, narrow. Gill-rakers absent. Base of upper jaw 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 South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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