. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. Pisces. »77 make these leaps better against the wind than in the same direction as the wind. Their leaps are probably somewhat hke the •' sailing " of birds. THE GANOr S. We have in the United States four kinds of ganoids, the gar pike, the sturgeon, the mudfish, and the spoonbill Fig. 112. Gar Pike; Gar. The gar pike has a cylindrical body covered by rhom- boidal bony scales. These scales are coated with enamel, making a very strong and complete armor. The jaws ex- tend, forming a long bony snout, the nostril
. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. Pisces. »77 make these leaps better against the wind than in the same direction as the wind. Their leaps are probably somewhat hke the •' sailing " of birds. THE GANOr S. We have in the United States four kinds of ganoids, the gar pike, the sturgeon, the mudfish, and the spoonbill Fig. 112. Gar Pike; Gar. The gar pike has a cylindrical body covered by rhom- boidal bony scales. These scales are coated with enamel, making a very strong and complete armor. The jaws ex- tend, forming a long bony snout, the nostrils being at the tip of the upper jaw. The teeth are sharp, and the fish is voracious, but of rather sluggish habits. The tail is slightly heterocercal. Three species are common in the Mississippi and some of its tributaries: the long-nosed gar (Fig. 112); the short-nosed gar; and the alligator gar, which is said sometimes to attain a length of ten 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 Colton, Buel P. (Buel Preston), 1852-1906. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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