. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 522.—Spineless Trunkfish, Lactophrys triqucter (Linna?us). Tortugas. horns over the eye; Lactophrys trigonus has spines on the lower parts only. Lactophrys triqueter is without spines, and the fourth American species, Lactophrys bicaudalis, is marked by large black spots. The species of Ostracion radiate from the East Indies. One of them, Ostracion gibbosmn, has a turret- like spine on the middle of the back, causing the carapace to appear five-angled; Ostracion diaphanmn has short horns over the eye, and Ostracion cornutum very long ones; Ostracion. Please note that the
. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 522.—Spineless Trunkfish, Lactophrys triqucter (Linna?us). Tortugas. horns over the eye; Lactophrys trigonus has spines on the lower parts only. Lactophrys triqueter is without spines, and the fourth American species, Lactophrys bicaudalis, is marked by large black spots. The species of Ostracion radiate from the East Indies. One of them, Ostracion gibbosmn, has a turret- like spine on the middle of the back, causing the carapace to appear five-angled; Ostracion diaphanmn has short horns over the eye, and Ostracion cornutum very long ones; Ostracion. 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 and Company
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