. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 6o ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM form, a better developed supraorbital tentacle, and the dorsal fin originating further forward than in the usual variety (see table 6). It seems that, as stated by Smith (1945), these specimens are simply an unusual variety of male Clinus superciliosus, and unless females and juveniles can be found to correspond with the ornatus males, they must be included in the species superciliosus. This species shows a stronger tendency to sexual dimorphism than the other So
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 6o ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM form, a better developed supraorbital tentacle, and the dorsal fin originating further forward than in the usual variety (see table 6). It seems that, as stated by Smith (1945), these specimens are simply an unusual variety of male Clinus superciliosus, and unless females and juveniles can be found to correspond with the ornatus males, they must be included in the species superciliosus. This species shows a stronger tendency to sexual dimorphism than the other South African clinid species, since, apart from the intromittent organ, the crest is 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 dorsal spines (a) Swakopmund Li. 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 dorsal spines (b)Waivis Bay. 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 dorsal spines fc)Liideritzbucht. 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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