. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 473 0. Mouth large, gaping back as far as the eye; jaws and teeth nearly equally developed on both sides 7 Mouth small, not gaping back as far as the eye; the jaws nearly straight on the upper side and curved on the lower side 8 7. Tail slightly forked; lateral line arched just behind the gill opening Halibut, p. 473 Tail slightly forked; lateral line nearly straight Greenland halibut, p. 481 Tail rounded; lateral line nearly straight American plaice, p. 482 8
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 473 0. Mouth large, gaping back as far as the eye; jaws and teeth nearly equally developed on both sides 7 Mouth small, not gaping back as far as the eye; the jaws nearly straight on the upper side and curved on the lower side 8 7. Tail slightly forked; lateral line arched just behind the gill opening Halibut, p. 473 Tail slightly forked; lateral line nearly straight Greenland halibut, p. 481 Tail rounded; lateral line nearly straight American plaice, p. 482 8. Lower side of head with large open mucus pits; 100 or more rays in the long (dorsal) fin Witch, p. 511 Lower side of head lacks open mucus pits; less than 90 dorsal fin rays 9 9. Lateral line arched behind the gill opening Dab, p. 495 Lateral line nearly straight 10 10. Top of the head between the eyes rough with scales Winter flounder (including also the Georges Bank flounder), p. 501 Top of the head between the eyes naked and smooth Smooth flounder, p. 50S ,.. 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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