. Fishes. Fishes. Fia. 640.—Cusk-eel, iJissoZa marjiTCota (De Kay). Virginia. cereal, attenuate, the dorsal and anal confluent around it. Ophi- dian barbatum and Rissola rochei are common in southern Europe. Rissola marginata is the commonest species on our Atlantic coast, and Chilara taylori in California. Other species are found farther south, and still others in deep water. Genyp- terus contains numerous species of the south Pacific, some of which reach the length of five feet, forming a commercial substitute for cod. Genypterus capensis is the klipvisch of the Cape of Good Hope, and Genypt


. Fishes. Fishes. Fia. 640.—Cusk-eel, iJissoZa marjiTCota (De Kay). Virginia. cereal, attenuate, the dorsal and anal confluent around it. Ophi- dian barbatum and Rissola rochei are common in southern Europe. Rissola marginata is the commonest species on our Atlantic coast, and Chilara taylori in California. Other species are found farther south, and still others in deep water. Genyp- terus contains numerous species of the south Pacific, some of which reach the length of five feet, forming a commercial substitute for cod. Genypterus capensis is the klipvisch of the Cape of Good Hope, and Genypterus australis the "Cloudy Bay cod" or "rock ling" of New England.' Another large Fig. 641.—Lycodapus dermalinus Gilbert. Lower California. Genypterus maculatus, occurs in Chile. A few fragments doubt- fully referred to Ophidian and Fierasfer occur in the Eocene and later rocks. The Lycadapodida: contain a few small, scaleless fishes {Lycodapus) dredged in the north 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 and Company


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