. 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. 1249. I'PKNKIIS MARTINICrS, CuviorA ValcnciennoR. ( Uoatfisii ; ,a.) Head 3i; depth 4: eye 3j^ to 3^, large. D. VIII-I, 8; A. II, 6; scales 2i-li7 to 39-7. Body moderately elongate; anterior profile gibbous before tilt? eyes. Interorbital space flat, 3.;; in head. Teeth on anterior part of jaws in two irregular series; lateral teeth in a single se
. 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. 1249. I'PKNKIIS MARTINICrS, CuviorA ValcnciennoR. ( Uoatfisii ; ,a.) Head 3i; depth 4: eye 3j^ to 3^, large. D. VIII-I, 8; A. II, 6; scales 2i-li7 to 39-7. Body moderately elongate; anterior profile gibbous before tilt? eyes. Interorbital space flat, 3.;; in head. Teeth on anterior part of jaws in two irregular series; lateral teeth in a single series; all the teeth obtiistily conic, and distinct from each other; teeth on upper jaw turned inward; no teeth on vomer. Barl)el8 reaching to vertical of preopercle, U in head. Longest dorsal spine 1^ in head ; anal small. Color pale red, deepening after death; sides with a broad longitutlinal band of bright yellow; snout with yellow streaks ; vertical fins and patches t)n sides of heatl l)right yellow. Length 1 foot. West Indies, north to Key West; generally common; a handsome fish, valued as food. Ill Sit i) "'I â " i m. 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; Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932. Washington : G. P. O.
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