. 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. m an ally of Sparisoma Jtarencen8. Wc begin the group with tho smallcsi and uioHt gt-neralized fornm, those wlioae iluntition approacliea noarcHt tn Criiptotomiis and its l^ubroid aiuu^storH. (dTtdfjo^, Sparuu, ancient nanic <dy. Hparius is said to bo I'roni dTraifjoo, I gUHii.) Sl'AniSOMA : a. U|)|)cr,jaw with oiio or inon« cnniiivB abovo itH cutting uil^e (tlii-fiii o


. 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. m an ally of Sparisoma Jtarencen8. Wc begin the group with tho smallcsi and uioHt gt-neralized fornm, those wlioae iluntition approacliea noarcHt tn Criiptotomiis and its l^ubroid aiuu^storH. (dTtdfjo^, Sparuu, ancient nanic <dy. Hparius is said to bo I'roni dTraifjoo, I gUHii.) Sl'AniSOMA : a. U|)|)cr,jaw with oiio or inon« cnniiivB abovo itH cutting uil^e (tlii-fiii occasionally loto on OIIO or liotli Hidt'ti); coloriition often lirilliuiit. b. Ciunlal triuicato or HlJKlitly rounded, tliu angles not acuto. 0. I'oBtorior canines 2 to 4 on oacli Hide. (^ Cniidnl tin witli more or lenH of black on posterior margin, yellowiali :it base; anal li^ht bluish and reddisli, its ti]i duHky; cuniuus Htroii;:, 4 (rarely 11) on eacli side; 4 or r> scales on <-lieek. Coior olive grcin nlmvt*, mottled and speckled with red; Hnoiitwitli bluelincH; abliii' band around lower Jaw; axil and base of ])ectoral deep blne-bhu K tins mostly light orange and yellow xystrudon, 2(yM. dd. Caudal (in without black in the adult; 1 or 2 more or less distim i whitish bara across the chin. e. Canines ;< or 4 on each side, radiating horizontally; axil with littli or no blue, but with a dusky blotch partly hid<l;.u by the tin . front stce|H)r and less curved than in hoplomyntax; body and tins mottled, but mnch loss so than in hojilomystax. /, Canines 3 on ea<'h side; pores of lateral line with but 'J branches; sides of head much dotted with black; caudal barred. Atomakium, •J04i). //. Canines4on each side; tubes of lateral lino much branched,- i\ distinct narrow streak of blue downward and forward from eye; caudal nearly plain,dusky olive; anal mot tied. , 2041. ee. Canines 2 or 3 on each side; axillary region extensively deci) blue in life, th


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