. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. 164 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES THE NEEDLEFISHES. FAMILY SCOMBERESOCIDjE In the needlefishes, as with the billfishes (p. 161), both jaws (of the adult) are elongated to form a slender beak, and the anal, dorsal, and ventral fins are set far back, but the presence of several finlets between the dorsal and anal fins and the caudal in the needlefishes, which the billfishes lack, is a ready field mark for their identification. Furthermore, their teeth are small and weak, and their bo
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. 164 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES THE NEEDLEFISHES. FAMILY SCOMBERESOCIDjE In the needlefishes, as with the billfishes (p. 161), both jaws (of the adult) are elongated to form a slender beak, and the anal, dorsal, and ventral fins are set far back, but the presence of several finlets between the dorsal and anal fins and the caudal in the needlefishes, which the billfishes lack, is a ready field mark for their identification. Furthermore, their teeth are small and weak, and their bodies only moderately elongate. Only four or five species are known in warm seas, one of which is not uncommon in the Gulf of Maine. 62. Needlefish (Scomberesox saurus Walbaum) Billfish; Saury; Skipper Jordan and Evermann, 1896-1900, p. 725. Description.—The needlefish resembles the silver gar in its slender form and in the fact that both its upper and lower jaws are elongate, but differs from it in the presence of a series of five or six little separate finlets in the spaces between. Fig. 70.—Adult needlefish (Scomberesox saurus). 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 United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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