. Fishes. Fishes. Fig 276 —Xyrias revulsuf Jordan «fe Snyder Family Ophichthyidm Misaki, Japan In the genus Sphagcbranchiis, very slender eels of the reefs, the fins are almost wanting. ^ ^'9 M- ^ ^' «» • JS»-'?-^*!_lSL^'w?t^^ «». Fig. 277,—Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor. Clarion Island. Allied to the Congers is the small family of duck-billed eels (Nettastotnidce) inhabiting moderate depths of the sea. AU't- tastoma holcense occurs in the Eocene of Monte Bolca. The pro- duced snout forms a transition to the really extraordinary type of thread-eels or snipe-eels {Nemichthyida),
. Fishes. Fishes. Fig 276 —Xyrias revulsuf Jordan «fe Snyder Family Ophichthyidm Misaki, Japan In the genus Sphagcbranchiis, very slender eels of the reefs, the fins are almost wanting. ^ ^'9 M- ^ ^' «» • JS»-'?-^*!_lSL^'w?t^^ «». Fig. 277,—Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor. Clarion Island. Allied to the Congers is the small family of duck-billed eels (Nettastotnidce) inhabiting moderate depths of the sea. AU't- tastoma holcense occurs in the Eocene of Monte Bolca. The pro- duced snout forms a transition to the really extraordinary type of thread-eels or snipe-eels {Nemichthyida), of which numerous genera and species live in the oceanic depths. In Nemichthys. Fig. 278.—Ophichthui oceUntui (Le Sueur) Pensacola the long, very slender, needle-like jaws are each curved back- ward so that the mouth cannot by any possibility be shut. The body is excessively slender and the fish swims with swift undulations, often near the surface, and when seen is usually. 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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