. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. :enera] tint of the aloiii,' tlio l)()dy, ail tin is a larrr,' cond dorsal ami IS, forms a laij^e 1. tliey feed npun and all inliabit !r number of tlie risti'poma Jiasfa), i'li all tJie Indian a notch, ratiier iiK indeed equal long and sliar]). individuals, but nged witli some o as to loojv at a otlier specimens f circular brown. â ty lisli, and a e l)rinla niddy lire slnit, Tlic icad is tlioiinlit fully coloured, Mjiines (it thi> and the sumo lai'
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. :enera] tint of the aloiii,' tlio l)()dy, ail tin is a larrr,' cond dorsal ami IS, forms a laij^e 1. tliey feed npun and all inliabit !r number of tlie risti'poma Jiasfa), i'li all tJie Indian a notch, ratiier iiK indeed equal long and sliar]). individuals, but nged witli some o as to loojv at a otlier specimens f circular brown. â ty lisli, and a e l)rinla niddy lire slnit, Tlic icad is tlioiinlit fully coloured, Mjiines (it thi> and the sumo lai',ne and hdl, the body just :⢠it. l'.ct\\'v!.I! reak is drawn, CUVIKR'S BODTAN. loiikinp; as if dashed hastily with one sweep of a brush, and a still shorter stripe of the same colour runs along each side of the head Just above the eye. From the eyes are liiawn two wider stri])es of rich golden yellow," which i)ass beneath the lateral line, and run to a considerable distance, tlui lower strc-ak being continued as far as the tail tin, and the upper reaching to tlie middle of the soft portion of the dorsal tin, where it turns .slightly upwards. I\ the fish represented in the accompanying illustration, the reader may see one of those remarkal)ly coloured species for which the warmer seas are so i'anious, and whose vivid colouring ami striking forms put to shame the comparatively sober inhabitants of till" northern waters. Wiiat connexion there may be between colours and caloric is one of the unsolved enigmas of creation, and though it is most evident that such a connexion exists, its principles and even its results are at present shrouded in 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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