. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology Supplement. 34 ELOPIFORM FISHES nu1 ep1-3. un 3 h 4-7 Fig. 15. Davichthys gardneri sp. nov. Caudal skeleton in left lateral view. Based on holotype. operculum is narrower than in D. dubius and the ventral margin shows a slight indentation. Little observable difference exists in the postcranial skeleton, except for the meristic counts. The caudal fin does not bear fringing fulcra which are present in the type-species. Davichthys lacostei (Arambourg) 1954 Holcolepis lacostei Arambourg : 54, text-figs. 28, 29, pi. 7, figs, 1, 3, 4. Diagno
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology Supplement. 34 ELOPIFORM FISHES nu1 ep1-3. un 3 h 4-7 Fig. 15. Davichthys gardneri sp. nov. Caudal skeleton in left lateral view. Based on holotype. operculum is narrower than in D. dubius and the ventral margin shows a slight indentation. Little observable difference exists in the postcranial skeleton, except for the meristic counts. The caudal fin does not bear fringing fulcra which are present in the type-species. Davichthys lacostei (Arambourg) 1954 Holcolepis lacostei Arambourg : 54, text-figs. 28, 29, pi. 7, figs, 1, 3, 4. Diagnosis (emended). Davichthys reaching 90 mm Skull roof smooth. Maxilla with convex oral margin, both supramaxillae large and rounded, premaxilla small. Preopercular sensory canal distant from the anterior margin of the pre- operculum. Dorsal fin nearer to the caudal peduncle than the occiput and composed of 14 rays. Anal slightly nearer to the caudal peduncle than the pelvic fins and composed of 9 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 British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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