. Fishes. Fishes. 73° The Blennies: Blenniidas eel-shaped blennies with soft rays only, found on the coasts of Asia, Another small family, DerepodichthyidcB, is represented by one species, a scaleless little fish from the shores of British Columbia. The XenocephalidcB consist of a single peculiar species, Xeno- cephahis armatus, from the island of New Ireland. The head is very large, helmeted with bony plates and armed with spines. The body is short and slender, the ventrals with five rays, the dorsal and anal short. The Cusk-eels: Ophidiidse. — The more important family of Ophidiidcs, or cusk
. Fishes. Fishes. 73° The Blennies: Blenniidas eel-shaped blennies with soft rays only, found on the coasts of Asia, Another small family, DerepodichthyidcB, is represented by one species, a scaleless little fish from the shores of British Columbia. The XenocephalidcB consist of a single peculiar species, Xeno- cephahis armatus, from the island of New Ireland. The head is very large, helmeted with bony plates and armed with spines. The body is short and slender, the ventrals with five rays, the dorsal and anal short. The Cusk-eels: Ophidiidse. — The more important family of Ophidiidcs, or cusk-eels, is characterized by the extremely ante- rior position of the ventral fins, which are inserted at the throat, each one appearing as a long forked barbel. The tail is lepto-. Fia. 640.—Cusk-eel, iJissoZa marjiTCota (De Kay). Virginia. cereal, attenuate, the dorsal and anal confluent around it. Ophi- dian barbatum and Rissola rochei are common in southern Europe. Rissola marginata is the commonest species on our Atlantic coast, and Chilara taylori in California. Other species are found farther south, and still others in deep water. Genyp- terus contains numerous species of the south Pacific, some of which reach the length of five feet, forming a commercial substitute for cod. Genypterus capensis is the klipvisch of the Cape of Good Hope, and Genypterus australis the "Cloudy Bay cod" or "rock ling" of New England.' Another large 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 and Company
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