Fishes . fference in the skull. But few fossil Tetraodontida have been recognized. Theseare referred to Tetraodon. The earliest is Tetraodon pygmatisfrom Monte Bolca. The Cho)icrliinidcc of the East Indies are globefishcs hav-ing the dorsal and anal fins very long, the vertebrae morenumerous (12 + 17), twenty-nine in number. Chonerhinusnaritiis inhabits the rivers of Sumatra and Java. The little family of TropidichtJiyidcc is composed of smallglobefishes, with a sharply-keeled back, and the nostrils almost,or quite, wanting. The teeth are as in the skeleton differs considera
Fishes . fference in the skull. But few fossil Tetraodontida have been recognized. Theseare referred to Tetraodon. The earliest is Tetraodon pygmatisfrom Monte Bolca. The Cho)icrliinidcc of the East Indies are globefishcs hav-ing the dorsal and anal fins very long, the vertebrae morenumerous (12 + 17), twenty-nine in number. Chonerhinusnaritiis inhabits the rivers of Sumatra and Java. The little family of TropidichtJiyidcc is composed of smallglobefishes, with a sharply-keeled back, and the nostrils almost,or quite, wanting. The teeth are as in the skeleton differs considerably from that of Spheroides,apparently justifying their separation as a family. The species Series Plectognathi 33 are all very small, three to six inches in length, and prettilycolored. In the West Indies Tropidichthys rostratus is solaiidri abounds in the South Seas, dull orangewith blue spots. Tropidichthys rivulatiis is common in Japanand several other species are found in Fig. 529 —Eristl_v Globefish, Tctraodon selosus Rosa Smith. Clarion Island, Hex. Other species occur on the west coast of llexico, in Poly-nesia, and in the East Indies. The Porcupine-fishes: Diodontidse. — In the remaining fami-lies of Gymnodontes, there is no suture in either iaw, the teeth
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