. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Series Plectognathi 417 length, so far as known. They are not poisonous, and are often baked in the shell. Three genera are recognized: Lac- toplirys with the carapace, three-angled; Os- tracion with four angles, and Aracana, resem- bling Ostracion, but with the carapace not closed behind the anal hn. In each of these genera there is considerable minor variation due to the presence or absence of spines on the bony shell. In some species, called cuck- olds, or cowfishes, long horns are developed over the eye. Others have spines on some
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Series Plectognathi 417 length, so far as known. They are not poisonous, and are often baked in the shell. Three genera are recognized: Lac- toplirys with the carapace, three-angled; Os- tracion with four angles, and Aracana, resem- bling Ostracion, but with the carapace not closed behind the anal hn. In each of these genera there is considerable minor variation due to the presence or absence of spines on the bony shell. In some species, called cuck- olds, or cowfishes, long horns are developed over the eye. Others have spines on some other part of the shield and some have no Fig. —Spotted spines at all. No species are found in ^[e^jl^l^l^top^^' Europe, and none on the Pacific coast of bicaudalis {Lin- rr^, 1 11 • 11 1 niCUS). America. The three-angled species, called LaciopJirys, are native chiefly to_, the West Indies, sometimes carried by currents to Guinea, and one is described from Australia. Lactophrys tricornis of the West Indies has long. 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
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