A treatise on zoology . small, the opercular bones being also much reduced. Thej)ectoral sjpine is usually very large. The intestine becomes muchcoiled. Sub-Family Arginae. With a naked body and strong ribs. Arges, C. and V.; Astrohlepus, Humb.—S. America. Sub-Family Loricariinae. With complete bony armour andslender ribs. Plecostomus, Gthr. ; Chactost(jriiu-<, Heck. ; Loricaria, L. (Fig. 374) ;Acestra, Kner—S. America. Family Aspredixidae. The head is wide and depressed, the bodynaked and tapering to a long tail ; the gill-opening minute. The largeair-bladder is not enclosed by bone. The p
A treatise on zoology . small, the opercular bones being also much reduced. Thej)ectoral sjpine is usually very large. The intestine becomes muchcoiled. Sub-Family Arginae. With a naked body and strong ribs. Arges, C. and V.; Astrohlepus, Humb.—S. America. Sub-Family Loricariinae. With complete bony armour andslender ribs. Plecostomus, Gthr. ; Chactost(jriiu-<, Heck. ; Loricaria, L. (Fig. 374) ;Acestra, Kner—S. America. Family Aspredixidae. The head is wide and depressed, the bodynaked and tapering to a long tail ; the gill-opening minute. The largeair-bladder is not enclosed by bone. The pectoral spine is very the skelton resembles that of the Loricariidae in many points,yet there is a leaning towards the Siluridae. There is a small dorsalshield ; the bones of the operculum are vestigial, the opercular disappear-ing altogether. The female carries the eggs embedded in the skinbelow the head and belly. Ai^predo, L.; Bunoccplialas, Kner; Dgsichthys, Cope—S. America. CYPRINIFORMES 385. 0^Tp^t^
Size: 1607px × 1555px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishe, booksubjectzoology
