. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 125 positions of the fins, the dorsal being altogether behind instead of over the ventrals, with the latter originating close behind the tips of the pectorals when these are laid back against the body, by its much longer anal fin, and by the fact that the bellv is rounded instead of sharp edged. The lack of an adipose fin back of the dorsal is sufficient to separate anchovy from smelt at a glance, while the silversides (Menidia) has two dorsal fins instead of
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 125 positions of the fins, the dorsal being altogether behind instead of over the ventrals, with the latter originating close behind the tips of the pectorals when these are laid back against the body, by its much longer anal fin, and by the fact that the bellv is rounded instead of sharp edged. The lack of an adipose fin back of the dorsal is sufficient to separate anchovy from smelt at a glance, while the silversides (Menidia) has two dorsal fins instead of only one. The anchovy has large, thin, easily detached scales and a deeply forked tail. Its'body is about four times as long as deep, and compressed, while the tip of the upper jaw or "snout" is shorter than in most of its immediate relative*.. Fit;. 49.—Egg. 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 United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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