. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 404 The Squamipinnes the jaws at its end. Of this type are Chelmo in India, Forcipiger in Polynesia, and Prognathodes in the West Indies. Heniochus (macrolepidotus) has one dorsal spine greatly elongated. Micro- canthus strigatiis, one of the most widely distributed species, is known by its small scales. Megaprotodon (triangularis) has four anal spines instead of three as in the others. The species of Holacanthus, known as angel-fishes, are larger in size, and their colors are still more showy, being often scarlet or 1 )lue. In this ge
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. 404 The Squamipinnes the jaws at its end. Of this type are Chelmo in India, Forcipiger in Polynesia, and Prognathodes in the West Indies. Heniochus (macrolepidotus) has one dorsal spine greatly elongated. Micro- canthus strigatiis, one of the most widely distributed species, is known by its small scales. Megaprotodon (triangularis) has four anal spines instead of three as in the others. The species of Holacanthus, known as angel-fishes, are larger in size, and their colors are still more showy, being often scarlet or 1 )lue. In this genus the preopercle is armed with a strong. Fig. 340.—Angel-fish or Isabelita, Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnseus). .Jamaica. Family Chwtodontida:. spine, and there are fourteen or more strong spines in the doi-sal. This genus has also its center of distribution in the East Indies, whence two species [septcntrionalis and rouin) with concentric stripes of blue range northward to Japan. Holacanthus tibiccn, jet-black with one yellow cross-band, is found from the Riu Kiu Lslands southward. The angel-fish or isabelita {Holacanthus ciliaris), orange-red, sky-blue, and golden, as though gaudily painted, is the best-known species. The vaqueta de dos colores or rock beauty (Holacanthus hicolor), half jet-black, half golden, is scarcely less remarkable. Both are excellent food-fishes of the West Indies. Holacanthus passer is a showy inhabitant of the west coast of Mexico. Holacanthus diacanthus, orange, barred. 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
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