. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 53. ANGUILLIDiEâSIMENCHELYS. 3G3 as lon{? as the head. Teeth in a sinj^le series on the sides of the jaw, in a broad patch at the tip. Cleft of mouth extendincut three times the length of the head. Head 7^. 1^.50 inches. Europe, to Soutli America an«l East Indies, frequently takou on our Atlanlic coast. We arc unable to detect any ditterence between American and European exami)les. It sometimes reaches a leugth of 8 feei. {Annuilla conger L. SyHt. Nat.: Murwna nigra Kisso, Iclith. Nice, 1810,93: Conger rul- ^arisC'uvior,
. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 53. ANGUILLIDiEâSIMENCHELYS. 3G3 as lon{? as the head. Teeth in a sinj^le series on the sides of the jaw, in a broad patch at the tip. Cleft of mouth extendincut three times the length of the head. Head 7^. 1^.50 inches. Europe, to Soutli America an«l East Indies, frequently takou on our Atlanlic coast. We arc unable to detect any ditterence between American and European exami)les. It sometimes reaches a leugth of 8 feei. {Annuilla conger L. SyHt. Nat.: Murwna nigra Kisso, Iclith. Nice, 1810,93: Conger rul- ^arisC'uvior, Eoyiic Anim. 1817: Anguillaoctanka Mit(?hill,Journ, Acad. Nat. Hci. i, 407: Conger occidentalia Dokay, N. Y. Fauna, FiHlies, ;U4,1842: Conger vulgaria (Jiilnther, viii, 3d: Conger ooeanivua (jil\, liopt. Com. FishciieH for 1871-72, 811.) â¬IIELYS Gill. Pug-nosed Eels. ⢠(GillMS.; Goode«feBean, Bull. Ehscxlust, xi, 1879,27: tyi)oSimcnchclys})arasilicHaGill.) Body eel-shaped, covered with linear imbedded scales, disposed at riglit angles as in Anguilla. Lateral line present, faint. Head very short, rounded, very blunt anteriorly, slightly compressed. Mouth small, entirely anterior. Premaxillaries and maxillaries of each side side coalesced and separated from thost of the other side by the eth- moid. Jaws equal, their edges hard, provided with a single series of small, rounded, close-set, incisor-like teeth. No vomerine teeth. Tongue broad, somewhat free anteriorlj'. Mandible very deep and strong. Operculum sabre-shaped. Gill-openings ve^y small, inferior, longi- tudiual, well separated, situated in front of the pectorals and below them. Both nostrils large, the anterior with a slight rim, but no tube. Lips full. Pectorals short; vertical tins coniluent around the tail, the dorsal beginning not far behind pectorals ; vent in front of anal, near middle of body. One species known, probably the typo of a distinct family. (Tj/i*;?, img-nosed; ey^^Xw., eel.) 5Â
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