. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 353 uHually at moderate depths. Most of the apechs undergo a metamorpho- His, the young being loosely organized and transparent, bund-shuped and with very small head. The body grows smaller with increased ago, (iw iiig to the compuct'.ng of the tissues. (il/unenufcc, part, Uituther, Cat., VIII, ;J7-14.) (I. Vomerino tcvth In ba
. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North America. 353 uHually at moderate depths. Most of the apechs undergo a metamorpho- His, the young being loosely organized and transparent, bund-shuped and with very small head. The body grows smaller with increased ago, (iw iiig to the compuct'.ng of the tissues. (il/unenufcc, part, Uituther, Cat., VIII, ;J7-14.) (I. Vomerino tcvth In bands, iiono of them caniuo-liko ; lipa tliirk. h. DorNiil flu inxcrtcd ut n puiiit boliiiul bnso of pol'toral, but nearer |iectOT2, 1810, {jmnfbUui). Hiliiiiihlhys, CosTA, Fauna V?.;.uii, Posci, 1854, {duiphaimn). ? jilinrplKilkhthyn, Blgekrr, Act. Soc, Sci. Ind. Veerl., 1, Manado, 09, (hypocloaoma), ? Diaiihauichlli;/!, PETERS, Mouatsber. Ak. Wise. Berl,, 399, 1864, (brcvkaudus). (b) Adult Forms. Echelns, Rafinesque, Caratteri, etc., 63, 1810, (in part; includes species of Conger, Opiiitoma and Myrns; restricted by Bleekor to Mynis). Conijir, CuviER, Regne Animal, Ed. 11, 11,350, 1829, {conger). AriiiiDina, SwAlNSON, Nat. Hist., Class'n Fishes, l, 220, 1838, (uo type mentioned ; diagnosis worthless). Oiihisoma, SwA»N80N, Nat. Hist., Class'n Fishes, 11, 334, 1839, (acuta, nbluaa). Substitute for .Irio- sunui; not Ophisomtu, Swainson, /. c, 227 = MuncnoUles, Lacepede. Cmiirut, Richardson, Voyage Erebus & Terror, 107, 1844, {conger). Body formed as in Anguilla, the skin scaleless. Head depressed above, anteriorly pointed. Lateral line present. Mouth wide, its cleft extend- ing at least to below middle of eye. Teeth in outer series in each jaw equal and close-set, forming a cutting edge; no canines; band of vomerine teeth short. Tongue anteriorly free. Vertical fins well devel- oped, confluont around the tail; pectoral fins well developed; dorsal beginning close behind p
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