. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 208 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. Diagnosis.—Depth varying with age, .5 total length in adult, equal to length in young; head .33 length; a sharp keel on occiput; mouth horizontal in adult, obUque in young; lateral line with a wide arch anteriorly, the plates on posterior part numbering about 12; dorsal rays vi + i,19; anal rays 11 + 1,16; pectorals! falcate, longer than head; ventrals broad. Color: above bluish, below golden yellow; a dark blotch on opercle, another on dorsal, and another on anal. {ciliaris, with long threads or lashes.). Fig. 86. Thread-p
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 208 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. Diagnosis.—Depth varying with age, .5 total length in adult, equal to length in young; head .33 length; a sharp keel on occiput; mouth horizontal in adult, obUque in young; lateral line with a wide arch anteriorly, the plates on posterior part numbering about 12; dorsal rays vi + i,19; anal rays 11 + 1,16; pectorals! falcate, longer than head; ventrals broad. Color: above bluish, below golden yellow; a dark blotch on opercle, another on dorsal, and another on anal. {ciliaris, with long threads or lashes.). Fig. 86. Thread-pish. Aledis ciliaris. From the tropical seas this species ranges northward on our east coast as far as Massachusetts; it is, however, not common north of Florida. At Beaufort a few specimens are taken nearly every year in summer and fall. The largest seen there are 12 inches long, which is about the maximum size of the species. The names "moon-fish" and "shoemaker" are applied to this species in the Beau- fort region, the former name being shared by several related fishes. The dorsal and anal rays in the thread-fish are enormously extended, especially in the smaller individuals, and must at times prove a decided incon- venience. Two specimens 8 inches long taken at Beaufort September 14, 1904, by Mr. S. G. Worth had dorsal and anal filaments 15 inches long. Genus VOMER Cuvier & Valenciennes. Moon-fishes. Body ovate, much compressed, forehead gibbous, lateral line strongly arched anteriorly, weak plates on the lateral line posteriorly, scales rudimentary, anterior dorsal obsolete, soft dorsal and anal low. In young, the form is deeper and the fins are higher. Several American species, one occurring in United States waters. {Vomer, plowshare, in allusion to the shape of the body.). 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 m
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