. Fishes. Fishes. FiG. 586 —Pterogobius Jordan & Snyder. Misaki, Japan. gobius are beautifully colored, banded with white or black, or striped with red or blue. Pterogobms virgo and Pterogobms daimio of Japan are the most attractive species. Species of Cryptocentrus are also very prettily colored. Of the species burrowing in mud the most interesting is the long-jawed goby, Gillichthys mirabilis. In this species. Fig. 587.—Darter Goby, Ahoma etheostoma Jordan. Mazatlan, Mex. the Upper jaw is greatly prolonged, longer than the head, as in Opisthognathus and Neoclinus. In the "Am
. Fishes. Fishes. FiG. 586 —Pterogobius Jordan & Snyder. Misaki, Japan. gobius are beautifully colored, banded with white or black, or striped with red or blue. Pterogobms virgo and Pterogobms daimio of Japan are the most attractive species. Species of Cryptocentrus are also very prettily colored. Of the species burrowing in mud the most interesting is the long-jawed goby, Gillichthys mirabilis. In this species. Fig. 587.—Darter Goby, Ahoma etheostoma Jordan. Mazatlan, Mex. the Upper jaw is greatly prolonged, longer than the head, as in Opisthognathus and Neoclinus. In the "American Naturalist" for August, 1877, Mr. W. N. Lockington says of the long- jawed goby: "I call it the long-jawed goby, as its chief peculiarity con- sists in its tremendous length of jaw. A garpike has a long jaw, and so has an alligator, and it is not unlikely that the title will call up in the minds of some who read this the idea of a terrible. 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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