. Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. spines or none. Nasaland preocular spines evident, supraocular, postocular, and tympanic spines presentbut hidden by scales; more conspicuous in the very young. Parietal ridges evident,ending in low spines. Preorbital narrow, its least width one-seventh eye, its ante-rior edge with two long mucous slits, and in some cases a single backwardly-directedspine. Opercular and humeral spines well develojied. Preopercular spines fiat, notvery large, the upper two approximated, the lower two broadly triangular, tippedwith sh
. Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. spines or none. Nasaland preocular spines evident, supraocular, postocular, and tympanic spines presentbut hidden by scales; more conspicuous in the very young. Parietal ridges evident,ending in low spines. Preorbital narrow, its least width one-seventh eye, its ante-rior edge with two long mucous slits, and in some cases a single backwardly-directedspine. Opercular and humeral spines well develojied. Preopercular spines fiat, notvery large, the upper two approximated, the lower two broadly triangular, tippedwith short spines, which are directed downward and backward. Dorsal spines curved, the longest 2^ to in head; the twelfth about two-thirds thelongest. Soft dorsal al)out <as high as the longest spines. Anal spines strong, thesecond slightly shorter than third, which (-([uals or slightly exceeds diameter of young specimens, the second anal spine is longer and constantly equals or exceeda Report U. S. F. C. 1893 Ichthyoiogical Collections. (To face page 408.) Plate ICHTHYOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE ALBATROSS. 409 the third. Soft anal rays higher than soft dorsal, 2^ in head. Caudal well long, reaching veut. Pectorals longer, reaching nearly to front of long, clavate, half diameter of orhit, 25 on anterior limb of arch. Scales rough ctenoid, covered with many accessory minute ones, which are especiallyabundant on head and nape. The head is wholly scaled, including the iuteropercle,maxillary, and mandible, and the outer branchiostegal rays. The anterior surfaceof the pectorals and the oiiter caudal rays are closely invested with minute ctenoidscales, which extend well toward the tips: they also invest the soft dorsal and analfins. About 58 or 60 series of scales above lateral line, running obliquely downwardand backward. Color: Bright carmine red, lighter on belly. Dorsal dusky, edged with elongate olive-brown blotch along base
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