. Fishes. Fishes. The Squamipinnes 617 the Eocene genera, Aulorhamphus (bolceusis), with produced snout, and Apostasis (croaticus), with long spinous dorsal, prob- ably belong. The Moorish Idols: Zanclidse. — The family of ZanclidcE in- cludes a single species, the Moorish idol or kihi kihi, Zanclus canescens. In this family the scales are reduced to a fine sha-. FiG. 511.—The Moorish Idol, Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus). From Hawaii. Family Zanclidoe. (Painting by Mrs. E. G. Norris.) green, and in the adult two bony horns grow out over the eye. The dorsal spines are prolonged in filaments and t
. Fishes. Fishes. The Squamipinnes 617 the Eocene genera, Aulorhamphus (bolceusis), with produced snout, and Apostasis (croaticus), with long spinous dorsal, prob- ably belong. The Moorish Idols: Zanclidse. — The family of ZanclidcE in- cludes a single species, the Moorish idol or kihi kihi, Zanclus canescens. In this family the scales are reduced to a fine sha-. FiG. 511.—The Moorish Idol, Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus). From Hawaii. Family Zanclidoe. (Painting by Mrs. E. G. Norris.) green, and in the adult two bony horns grow out over the eye. The dorsal spines are prolonged in filaments and the color is yellow crossed by bars of black. Zanclus canescens is a very handsome fish with the general appearance and habit of a Chcetodon, but the form is more exaggerated. It is found throughout Polynesia, from Japan to the off-shore islands of. 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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