. Zoology. Zoology. 160 ZOOLOGY. Order 1. OpistJiomi.—In these fishes the ventral fins are either abdominal or wanting. The typical genus is Notocanthus, in which the body is elongated, with a pro- boscis-like snout. Order 2. Apudes (Eel).—The branchial apertures are unusually small, and there are no ventral fins, while the body is very long, cylindrical, snake-like. The conger-eel (Conger oceanicus) ranges from Newfoundland to the West Indies. The common eel, Ang'tiilla acutirostris (Fig. 203), occurs on botli sides of tlie Atlantic, on the Xorth American coast as far south as Cape Hatteras,
. Zoology. Zoology. 160 ZOOLOGY. Order 1. OpistJiomi.—In these fishes the ventral fins are either abdominal or wanting. The typical genus is Notocanthus, in which the body is elongated, with a pro- boscis-like snout. Order 2. Apudes (Eel).—The branchial apertures are unusually small, and there are no ventral fins, while the body is very long, cylindrical, snake-like. The conger-eel (Conger oceanicus) ranges from Newfoundland to the West Indies. The common eel, Ang'tiilla acutirostris (Fig. 203), occurs on botli sides of tlie Atlantic, on the Xorth American coast as far south as Cape Hatteras, and in inland rivers and. Fig. 203.—Common Eel, Anguilla acittirosfrU. lakes. The males are extremely rare, only four having been found in this country. It is probable that the eel descends rivers in October and November, spawning in the autumn and early winter at the mouth of rivers, and in harbors and estuaries in sliallow water. By the end of tlie spring the young eels are two or three inches long, and then ascend rivers and streams. They grow about an inch a month, and the females do not s]>awn at least before tlie second year, , when about twenty inches 1 g. Mr. Mather estimates that the ovary of an eel weighing six pounds when in spawn contains upwards of 9,000,000 eggs. Order 3. NemaiognatM (Catfish, Pouts, etc.).—The. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt
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