. 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. ir fl'i. 1844 Bulletin .//, United States National Museum, strong, nearly vertical. Preorbital very wide, withont prominent ridgos, its interior 1>ordur lobate, with 2 or 3 Huiall npines; no pit under orldt, Init a broad sluillow depression under whole length of orbit; suborldtal ri(l;;o quite far from eye, ociuidlHtant from lower edge of eye and upper edge i>r maxil
. 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. ir fl'i. 1844 Bulletin .//, United States National Museum, strong, nearly vertical. Preorbital very wide, withont prominent ridgos, its interior 1>ordur lobate, with 2 or 3 Huiall npines; no pit under orldt, Init a broad sluillow depression under whole length of orbit; suborldtal ri(l;;o quite far from eye, ociuidlHtant from lower edge of eye and upper edge i>r maxillary, its carina composed of 3 or 4 minor ridges, each bogiunini^ above the one in front of it and ending below the one behind it; a sin^lr small spino at posterior end of last ridge. Uppermost preoporcular Hpinc longest, a liltle below the line of suborbital ridge, witli a small spiiic above its base in line with the ridge; the second, third, and fourth hihiks Hiu'cessively snuiUer, the llfth obsolete. Opercle with 2 somewluit diveii;- ing Hat ridges, ending in strong spines; 3 thin, sliarp, ]date-liko ridges itii shoulder; first 2 scales (»f lateral line with bony keels. Mouth very larjic, nearly horizontal, wholly below inferior edge of orbit; maxillary readi- iug beyond posterior edge of orbit, very slightly more than 2 (2|',|) in liead; jaws e(|ual, the lower withont prominent symphyseal knob; brond bands of teeth on jaws, vomer, and palatines. Pseudobranchije lar^ie, reaching down nearly to epihyal bone; gill rakers very short, broad, with many minute spines, about 12 in all, about 8 developed and 3 or 4 rmli- ments. Scales moderate, mostly cycloid (or very weakly etenoid); ver- tex, interorldtal space, snout, cheeks above suborbital ridge, and botli jaws naked; smaller, embedded scales behind orbit, on base and Ha]) ol opercle, and below suborbital stay; breast scaly. Anterior nostril witli liiciniate Haps. Supraocular Haps minute; numerous Haps on sides of body and pre
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