. The freshwater aquarium and its inhabitants; a guide for the amateur aquarist. Aquariums. The Inhabitants of the Aquarium 177 The Spotted Mailed Catfish (Calliclitliys pinictatus) is a native of Brazil, from which country it was introduced by Mr. Eggeling. It is one of the oddest and most interesting of fishes. Its head and body are protected. Fig. 82. Common or Long-jawed Catfish, Amiurus vul- garis, by large strong scales, overlapping each other in shingle fashion. Of these scales each side has two rows. The barbels, four in number, are rather short. As is the case in the other catfish, th
. The freshwater aquarium and its inhabitants; a guide for the amateur aquarist. Aquariums. The Inhabitants of the Aquarium 177 The Spotted Mailed Catfish (Calliclitliys pinictatus) is a native of Brazil, from which country it was introduced by Mr. Eggeling. It is one of the oddest and most interesting of fishes. Its head and body are protected. Fig. 82. Common or Long-jawed Catfish, Amiurus vul- garis, by large strong scales, overlapping each other in shingle fashion. Of these scales each side has two rows. The barbels, four in number, are rather short. As is the case in the other catfish, the dorsal and pectoral fins contain one strong thorn each. The color on the upper part of the head and body is a glossy olive green., changing to light yel-. 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 Eggeling, Otto, 1848-; Ehrenberg, Frederick, 1849- joint author. New York, H. Holt and Company
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