. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 2735 pharyngeals toothed. Gill openings narrow, horizontal slits pliice«l below and in front of root of pectorals. BrancLiie in \ 2\ pairs. Branchial arches armed with dentigcvoiis tuliercles. Skin naked. Numerous lumi- nous filaments on head and body. Soft dorsal and anal many-rayed, the rays greatly produced; caudal long, tap
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 2735 pharyngeals toothed. Gill openings narrow, horizontal slits pliice«l below and in front of root of pectorals. BrancLiie in \ 2\ pairs. Branchial arches armed with dentigcvoiis tuliercles. Skin naked. Numerous lumi- nous filaments on head and body. Soft dorsal and anal many-rayed, the rays greatly produced; caudal long, tapering; ventrals none; pectorals very broad, sessile, postmedian, under dorsal (in, with numerous rays. Pyloric appendage reduced to 1 small rudiment. Air bladder absent. (uavXoe,, stem; ^pvvt}, toad, from the many sti^ms or fin rays.) 3118. CAULOPHBYNE JORDAN!, Goode & Bean. Depth about 2 in length without caudal, the greatest h<;ight occurring behind the head. Cephalic appendage with a pale tuft at its tip, the length of the distal portion 3 in length of body. The tuft somewhat mutilated, but showing no evidence of a laminated structure; basal por- tion of cephalic appendage about twice as long as the very small eye; maxillary very slender, narrow, extending about as far backward as inter- maxillary ; intermaxillary slightly protractile and with about 10 teeth on each side, several of which are nearly twice as large as the rest, its length 2^ in body; mandible as long as head without snout, with 8 teeth on each side, the anterior pair and several other pairs along shaft of bone being greatly enlarged; a pair of enlarged teeth on head of vomer; several similar teeth on palatines; upper pharyngeals armed with several strong teeth; eye very small, inconspicuous, its distance from tip of snout e^^ual- ing nearly \ its distance from soft dorsal origin. Intestine shorter than length without caudal. Soft dorsal with 16 rays, all of which, except the last 4, are greatly prod
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