. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 470,—Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes. Mazatlan. The Sandfishes: Trichodontidae.—In the neighborhood of the LatrididcE, Dr. Boulenger places the TridiodontidcE or sandfishes, small, scaleless, silvery fishes of the northern Pacific. These. Fig. 471.—, Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius). Shumagin Islands, Alaska. are much compressed in body, with very oblique mouths, with fringed lips and, as befits their northern habitat, with a much increased number of vertebras. They bury themselves in sand under the surf, and the two species, Trichodon tricliodon and Arctoscopus
. Fishes. Fishes. Fig. 470,—Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes. Mazatlan. The Sandfishes: Trichodontidae.—In the neighborhood of the LatrididcE, Dr. Boulenger places the TridiodontidcE or sandfishes, small, scaleless, silvery fishes of the northern Pacific. These. Fig. 471.—, Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius). Shumagin Islands, Alaska. are much compressed in body, with very oblique mouths, with fringed lips and, as befits their northern habitat, with a much increased number of vertebras. They bury themselves in sand under the surf, and the two species, Trichodon tricliodon and Arctoscopus japonicus, range very widely in the regions washed by the Japan current. These species bear a strong resemblance to the star-gazers (Uranoscopus), but this likeness seems to be supsrficial 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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