. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. A NEW SPECIES OF FLATFISH, MANCOPSETTA MILFORDI l85 Another difference, the thickened trunk in Achiropsetta, is most probably a function of size as it is present in Achiropsetta (of which only small specimens are known) and the smaller of the two M. milfordi but not in the larger nor in M. maculata. From the illustrations in Norman (1934) there is a strong suggestion of marked differences in the shape of the head in M. maculata and A. tricholepis but this is caused by illustrating the largest available example of the
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. A NEW SPECIES OF FLATFISH, MANCOPSETTA MILFORDI l85 Another difference, the thickened trunk in Achiropsetta, is most probably a function of size as it is present in Achiropsetta (of which only small specimens are known) and the smaller of the two M. milfordi but not in the larger nor in M. maculata. From the illustrations in Norman (1934) there is a strong suggestion of marked differences in the shape of the head in M. maculata and A. tricholepis but this is caused by illustrating the largest available example of the former species and the smallest of the latter. Figure 2 gives some idea of the changes of head shape that may occur in a species with an increase 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 South African Museum. Cape Town [etc. ] The Museu
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