. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 618.—Rock-skipper, Alticus atlanticus. San Cristobal, Lower Fig. 619.—Lizard-skipper, Alticus saaens (Forstcr). A blenny which lies out of "water on lava rocks, leaping from one to another with great agility. From nature; specimen from Point Distress, Tutuila Island, Samoa. (About one- half size.) species are mainly Asiatic and Polynesian and are very prettily colored. Petroscirtes elegans and P. trossnlus adorn the Japanese. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration

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. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 618.—Rock-skipper, Alticus atlanticus. San Cristobal, Lower Fig. 619.—Lizard-skipper, Alticus saaens (Forstcr). A blenny which lies out of "water on lava rocks, leaping from one to another with great agility. From nature; specimen from Point Distress, Tutuila Island, Samoa. (About one- half size.) species are mainly Asiatic and Polynesian and are very prettily colored. Petroscirtes elegans and P. trossnlus adorn the Japanese. 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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