. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 5.—Melanogloea ventralis Brnrd. a, whole fish, with one of the posterior cornua of the pelvic arch dotted, b, lateral view of right side of pelvic arch, c, dorsal (internal) view of arch, posterior cornua not completely drawn, bases of ventral rays shown on one side, arrow indicating median foramen, d, external, internal, and side views of one of the tubular scales from the lateral mucus canal. maxilla white; all fins black; the basal parts of the detached ventral rays greyish, but the fleshy ap
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 5.—Melanogloea ventralis Brnrd. a, whole fish, with one of the posterior cornua of the pelvic arch dotted, b, lateral view of right side of pelvic arch, c, dorsal (internal) view of arch, posterior cornua not completely drawn, bases of ventral rays shown on one side, arrow indicating median foramen, d, external, internal, and side views of one of the tubular scales from the lateral mucus canal. maxilla white; all fins black; the basal parts of the detached ventral rays greyish, but the fleshy apices of the 1st and 3rd rays jet black; iris dark greyish, pupil transparent. Locality.—On the Stock-fish grounds north-west of Table Bay and west of Saldanha Bay, 300 fathoms. Remarks.—This very interesting specimen was caught early in August 1940 by one of the trawlers belonging to the National Trawling and Fishing Co. Ltd., Cape Town. It was in very good condition, except that the head was somewhat abraded and the eyeballs rather. 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 South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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