. Atlas of zoogeography; a series of maps illustrating the distribution of over seven hundred families, genera, and species of existing animals. Zoology; Zoogeography. ZOOLOGICAL. grown examples of this tiny fish do not exceed half an inch in length ! Another very interesting genus is Periophthalmus, the members of which are known as Walking-Fishes or Mud-Skippers. These extraordinary creatures use their pectoral fins for progressing through the mud, or even for climbing trees. They inhabit the mud-flats at the mouths of various tropical rivers of the Old World. Several species of Goby occur i
. Atlas of zoogeography; a series of maps illustrating the distribution of over seven hundred families, genera, and species of existing animals. Zoology; Zoogeography. ZOOLOGICAL. grown examples of this tiny fish do not exceed half an inch in length ! Another very interesting genus is Periophthalmus, the members of which are known as Walking-Fishes or Mud-Skippers. These extraordinary creatures use their pectoral fins for progressing through the mud, or even for climbing trees. They inhabit the mud-flats at the mouths of various tropical rivers of the Old World. Several species of Goby occur in British waters, all of which are marine and of small size. KURTIDiE (Kurtus, &c). Plate 23, Map i. In the distribution shown on the Map, this group has been taken to comprise the true Kurtidse, of which Kurtus indicus is the only known representative, and about a dozen species belonging to the genus Pempheris and its allies, which are sometimes regarded as a distinct family. Kurtus indicus is a small fish occurring in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; the other species occur, in addition, in the Atlantic; while one genus {Bathyclupea), is a deep-sea form which has been taken in the Indian and Caribbean Seas. PLEURONECTID-SI (Fiat-Fishes). Plate 23, Map i. This family contains some 500 species, among which are some of the most familiar and important food-fishes. They have a world-wide distribu- ' tion, and a few fresh-water forms occur in South America and the Malay Archipelago. More than 20 species occur in British seas, including such valuable food-fishes as the Halibut {Hippoglossus limandoides); the Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); the Flounder (P. flesus), which ascends rivers to far beyond the influence of the tide; the Turbot {Psetta maxima); the Sole (Solea vulgaris); and others. ZBIDJE (Dories). Plate 23, Map i. About a dozen species are referred to this family, some of which are highly valued as articles of diet. The so-called " John Dories " of the genus Z
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