. Fishes. Fishes. 62a Series Plectognathi length, so far as known. They are not poisonous, and are often baked in the shell. Three genera are recognized: Lac- tophrys with the carapace, three-angled; Os- A tracion with four angles, and Aracana, resem- /«^%^ bling Ostracion, but with the carapace not ^^>'\ J closed behind the anal fin. In each of these A - ' ' genera there is considerable minor variation ^ l',\ due to the presence or absence of spines on the bony shell. In some species, called cuck- olds, or cowfishes, long horns are developed over the eye. Others have spines on some other
. Fishes. Fishes. 62a Series Plectognathi length, so far as known. They are not poisonous, and are often baked in the shell. Three genera are recognized: Lac- tophrys with the carapace, three-angled; Os- A tracion with four angles, and Aracana, resem- /«^%^ bling Ostracion, but with the carapace not ^^>'\ J closed behind the anal fin. In each of these A - ' ' genera there is considerable minor variation ^ l',\ due to the presence or absence of spines on the bony shell. In some species, called cuck- olds, or cowfishes, long horns are developed over the eye. Others have spines on some other part of the shield and some have no Fig. 531.âSpotted 11 AT â -f 1 râ Trunk fish (face spmes at all. No species are found m ^j^^-,^ Lactophrys Europe, and none on the Pacific coast of bicaudalis (Lin- 1 1 ⢠11 1 nseus). America. The three-angled species, called Lactophrys, are native chiefly to_ the West Indies, sometimes carried by currents to Guinea, and one is described from Australia. Lactophrys tricornis of the West Indies has long. 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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