. 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. ^^mmi^^ymww: â¢â ^s^j^w.^ 2G9C Bidlctin //, United States National Museum. slijjhtly ill .â¢idvanco of lower; longest dornal rays are in posterior lifth of the till, \ of length of head; caudal rounded, rather longer than head. ]ir«)wni8h, irregularly spotted with dark«a-, and with about 10 black verti- cal lines crossing the lateral line. Coasts «>f Surinam. (Gifnth


. 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. ^^mmi^^ymww: â¢â ^s^j^w.^ 2G9C Bidlctin //, United States National Museum. slijjhtly ill .â¢idvanco of lower; longest dornal rays are in posterior lifth of the till, \ of length of head; caudal rounded, rather longer than head. ]ir«)wni8h, irregularly spotted with dark«a-, and with about 10 black verti- cal lines crossing the lateral line. Coasts «>f Surinam. (Gifnther.) Not seen by us. We know this sperlooked by Gronow, and as no other 8j)ecies found in the same region has so large a number of rays, we feel justified in the use of the name Aohirua aohintH for this species, (a-, without; ^e/p, hand.) Pleuroneetet oculis dextrU, curpore glabra, pinnis pectoralibtiis nullis, (Ikonow, Ikliisuuni, I, No. 42, Surinam. Vhuronecte* acldrus, Linn^:U8, Syat. Nat., Ed. x, 268,1758, Surinam; based on Gkonow. Solea gronovii, GCnthkk, Cat., iv, 472,1862, Surinam. Achirvt 'jronooii, Jordan, Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mmh. 1886,602. Achirus achirut, Jordan & Goss, Review Flounders and Soles, ;tll, 1889. â fi .( 1. I'll ' 804(R. AOIIIItUS INSCIUPTLS, Gosae. Head 'i'i in body; depth IJ. D. 53 to 57; A. 40; scales 75 to 80; inter- orbital width b'ss than eye; upper eye in advanct^ of lower. Pectoral (in present on each side, that of the left side rudimentary, of a singltt ray; that of the eyed side with about 3; left ventral with 1 or 2 small rays, in some si)ecimen8 ciiitirely absent; right ventral joined to anal. Scales smaller and less rough than usual in this genus, those of nape scarcely enlarged on eyed side, those of blind side much fringed; scales of colored side with scattered hair-like appendages, sonu^ black, othiTS pale. Color olivaceous; head, body, dorsal, an<l anal tins covered with a network of dark lines; traces of about 8 dark &l


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