. 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. Jordan and Evermann.âFishes of North America. 2347 flna thoracic or subjagnlar, usnally, not much, if any, before the pecto- rals, composed of 2 soft rays each, the spine rudimentary; caudal v;ell developed, the dorsal and anal usually moie or less joined to it at base. OPHlOnLENNIIN^: c'. Jaws each with 4 strong hooked canines in front; a hooked posterior canine below; a


. 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. Jordan and Evermann.âFishes of North America. 2347 flna thoracic or subjagnlar, usnally, not much, if any, before the pecto- rals, composed of 2 soft rays each, the spine rudimentary; caudal v;ell developed, the dorsal and anal usually moie or less joined to it at base. OPHlOnLENNIIN^: c'. Jaws each with 4 strong hooked canines in front; a hooked posterior canine below; a cirrns above oyo and 1 above nostril; scale- less; caudal tin forl^ed; dorr'I fin notched; body not eel-shaped; dorsal and anal free from, caudal; ventrals small. Ophioblennius, 894. cc'. Jaws with numerous l<:.eth, not as above; caudal fin not forked. EMBLEMABIINiE: &'. Body not eel-shaped; dorsal and anal not joined to caudal; no scales; no cirri; no lateral line; ventrals before pectorals; teeth on palatines; caudal flu rounded. c'. Dorsal fin very high, not notched, the spines passing grad- ually into the soft rays; jaws long, sharp at tip. Emblemaria, 895. dd'. Body elongate or eel-shaped; the dorsal and anal low, joined to base of caudul. CaffiNOPSIN^: /", Ventrals subjugular, more or less before pectorals; pala tines with teeth; jaws long and sharp. g'. Jaws with strong teeth, not as above described; dor- sal fin with its anterior half of flexible spinep, the posterior half of soft rays, the former gradually passing into t'..-^ latter; jaws long, pike-like; ventrals inserted sliglitly before pectorals; anal with 2 spines; a villiform band of teeth in each jaw behind anterior teeth. h'. Vomer toothless. Dorsal rays about XVIII, 38; anal II, 38. UniENOPsis, 896. hh'. Vomer with a few teeth. Dorsal rays XVIII, 32; anal II, 30. Lucioblennics, 897. Pholidichthyin^ : ff'. Ventrals subthoracic, inserted below pectorals; teeth in jaws uniserial; anal fin wi'ho


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