. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 424 Series Plectognathi The Head-fishes: Molidae.—The head-fishes, or MolidcB, also called sunfishes, have the body abbreviated behind so that the dorsal, anal, and caudal seem to be attached to the posterior outline of the head. This feature, constituting the so-called gephyrocercal tail is a trait of specialized degradation. Alola niola, the common head-fish or sunfish, is found occa- sionally in all tropical and temperate seas. Its form is almost. Fig. 363.—Headfish (adult), Mola mola (Linnaeus). Virginia. circular, having been comp
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 424 Series Plectognathi The Head-fishes: Molidae.—The head-fishes, or MolidcB, also called sunfishes, have the body abbreviated behind so that the dorsal, anal, and caudal seem to be attached to the posterior outline of the head. This feature, constituting the so-called gephyrocercal tail is a trait of specialized degradation. Alola niola, the common head-fish or sunfish, is found occa- sionally in all tropical and temperate seas. Its form is almost. Fig. 363.—Headfish (adult), Mola mola (Linnaeus). Virginia. circular, having been compared by Linnaeus to a mill-wheel (mola), and its surface is covered with a rough, leathery skin. It swims very lazily at the surface of the water, its high dorsal often rising above the surface. It is rarely used as food, though not known to be poisonous. The largest example known to the writer was taken at Redondo Beach, CaHfomia, by Mr. Thomas Shooter, of Los Angeles. This specimen was 8 feet 2 inches in. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt
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