. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 256 SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE TELEOST FAMILY CARAPIDAE Two of the species included within this group, Fierasfer margaritiferae and Carapus parvihrachium, could not be examined in such detail as the rest owing to the presence of a large reniform, calcareous body lying in the midline in the anterior part of the body. This structure, presumably the anterior part of the swim-bladder, effectively concealed parts of the second, third and fourth vertebrae. So far as they could be seen, however, they appeared similar in general structure to those of
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 256 SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE TELEOST FAMILY CARAPIDAE Two of the species included within this group, Fierasfer margaritiferae and Carapus parvihrachium, could not be examined in such detail as the rest owing to the presence of a large reniform, calcareous body lying in the midline in the anterior part of the body. This structure, presumably the anterior part of the swim-bladder, effectively concealed parts of the second, third and fourth vertebrae. So far as they could be seen, however, they appeared similar in general structure to those of of the other species, though undoubtedly differing in detail. These two species differ. 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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