. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 293 THE TRIGGERFISHES. FAMILY BALISTID^ The triggerfishes are very divergent from the ordinary spiny-rayed fishes anatomically, and their external appearance is so characteristic that they are not apt to be mistaken, unless for their close relatives, the filefishes (p. 294). Their most interesting external characteristics are that the first spine of the first dorsal fin is very much stouter than the others and can be locked erect by the second, and that the la
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 293 THE TRIGGERFISHES. FAMILY BALISTID^ The triggerfishes are very divergent from the ordinary spiny-rayed fishes anatomically, and their external appearance is so characteristic that they are not apt to be mistaken, unless for their close relatives, the filefishes (p. 294). Their most interesting external characteristics are that the first spine of the first dorsal fin is very much stouter than the others and can be locked erect by the second, and that the large bcny scales form a hard armor. Other distinctive features are mentioned below in the description of the Gulf of Maine species. Most of the triggerfishes are purely tropical, and it is only casually that the family enters into the Gulf of Maine fauna. Some of the tropical species are poisonous if eaten. 109. Triggerfish (Batistes carolinensis Gmelin) Jordan and Evermann, 1896-1900, p. 1701. Description.—The readiest field marks of the triggerfish are its deep compressed body and slender caudal peduncle; small terminal mouth with both dorsal and ^:^\. 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 United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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