Fishes . Fig. 578 —Sea-robin, Prionotus evolans (L.). Woods Hole, Mass. the genus Trigla, without palatine teeth and with the lateralline armed, is represented by numerous well-known cuculus is a common form of the Mediterranean. Cheli-donichthys, similar to Trigla but larger and less fully armed, isfound in Asia as well as in Europe. Several species occur in theMediterranean. Chelidonichthys kiimu is a common species inJapan, a large fish with pectorals of a very brilliant variegatedblue, like the -wings of certain butterflies. Lepidotrigla, with larger scales, has many species
Fishes . Fig. 578 —Sea-robin, Prionotus evolans (L.). Woods Hole, Mass. the genus Trigla, without palatine teeth and with the lateralline armed, is represented by numerous well-known cuculus is a common form of the Mediterranean. Cheli-donichthys, similar to Trigla but larger and less fully armed, isfound in Asia as well as in Europe. Several species occur in theMediterranean. Chelidonichthys kiimu is a common species inJapan, a large fish with pectorals of a very brilliant variegatedblue, like the -wings of certain butterflies. Lepidotrigla, with larger scales, has many species on thecoasts of Europe as well as in China and Japan. Lepidotrigla 668 Pareioplita?, or Mailed-cheek Fishes alata, a red fish with a peculiar bony, forked snout, is commonin Japan. The American species of gurnards, having teethon the palatine, belong to the genus Prionotus. Northwardthese fishes, known as sea-robins, live along the shores in. Fig. 579 —Flying Gurnard, Cephalacanthus volitans (L.). Virginia. shallow water. In the tropics they descend to deeper water,assuming a red color. Prionotus caroliniis is the commonestspecies in New England. Prionotus strigattis, the striped sea-robin, and Prionotus tribulus, the rough-headed sea-robin, arecommon species along the Carolina coast. None has muchvalue as food, being dry and bony. Numerous fossil species ^^^ ^^ -^
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