RMRGEYWY–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Ei'iGONus Systematics • Mayer 159. Figure 4. Epigonus macrops, 154.6 mm SL, USNM 207679. and E. telescopus but also suggest an af- finity between P. constanciae and E. tre- wavasae Poll, 1954. As is shown in Table 5, dorsal and pectoral fin counts fall within the range of E. treicavasae rather than E. telescopus. Tortonese and Queirolo's figure similarly shows the holotype to possess a sharp opercular spine, short DJ, and long PJ—all characteristics of E. treicavasae. Mensural data fail to differentiate P. constanciae
RMRG7K23–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU 407 series fully as strong as those in jaws; both lips minutely fringed; anterior nostril with a simple (undivided) tentacle behind a rather prominent tube, the combined length of tube and tentacle equal to two-thirds diameter of eye; 2 separate and distinct fringed tentacles on upper margin of eye, the anterior one much the larger, about as long as eye, the second one only a httle more than half length of eye; dorsal fin beginning a little in advance of margin of preopercle, moderately notched, the first soft ray be
RMRJDYEF–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 2.2 m. Coloration varies among races — mostly as function of extent of intrusion of dark dorsal cape over lighter lateral area and extension of white sides. Beak extremely long and slim — usually dark above, white below. Tip of snout and lips distinctly black. Dorsal fin ranges from
RMRJDYCP–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to nearly 4 m long. Body dark gray on back; lighter gray on sides; belly white to pink. Beak thick and short. Dorsal fin tall, back curved. Ride bow waves; often turn head downwards or to the sides while doing so. Distribution temperate and tropical, usually within 20 miles of shore (of
RMRH46YG–. A brief general account of fossil fishes : the Triassic fishes of New Jersey. Fishes, Fossil; Paleontology. 88 ANNUAL REPORT OF terior ray at a considerable distance from its base, and is about one-third as long as the anterior fin-margin (Fig. 13). Pec-. Fig. 13. Semionotus micropterus (Newb.). Fulcra and anterior rays of dorsal fin. torals with upwards of 20 fulcra. Ridge-scales moderate, spini- form, the one immediately in advance of the dorsal fin slightly produced into a point behind. Scales frequently serrated, those below the lateral line on the flanks tending to become bi- or tri- de
RMRJDYPM–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Eraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosii (T) Body to 2.5 m long. Body black on back with striking gray sides and white belly. Back and side color interrupted by "suspenders", arching with back contour from behind the head, past dorsal fin towards anus. Beak short and indistinct - dark stripe from mouth to flipper. Dorsal fin tall and sickle-shaped - black and gray for grayish-white). Distribution from southern Baja California to Amchitka with seasonal shifts north and south and inshore/offshore within that ra
RMRG7520–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PHILIPPINE MACROTJKOID FISHES—GILBERT AND HUBBS. 495 Pyloric caeca 21 in two paratypes of medium size, 19 in the largest specimen. The scales are relatively large, being in 4£ (to 5) rows from the origin of the second dorsal fin to, but excluding, the lateral line series, in 5^ series between the second dorsal and the end of the anterior curve of the lateral line, which is located behind the opercu- lar angle a distance two-thirds as long as the head; behind this point the number of scale rows dorsal to the lateral line again decreases. The
RMRFA457–. Catalogue of the fishes in the ... Museum. 146 .SILURID.E.. longest, its length being ono-iifth of the total. Pectoral spine ser- rated along both edges, longer and stronger than that of the dorsal. Ventral fin shorter than pectoral. All the fins black. Guatemala. a. Twelve inches long. Guatemala. Purchased of Mr. Frank. h. Fine specimen, 13 inches long. Chiapan. From the Collection of Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 12. Arius assimilis. D. 1/7. A. 19. P. VIO- The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in the total length (without caudal), the length of the head thrice and thre
RMRG7K6C–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU 309 rows of scales, most prominent on middle of side; opercle with a dark blotch; vertical fins dusky; margin of spinous dorsal quite dark; paired fins lighter; base of pectoral on inner side dusky. The description is based on a single specimen with a somewhat damaged caudal fin, about 150 mm. (130 mm. to base of caudal) long, taken by R. E. Coker at Pacasmayo. Although this species has been reported as common in the vicinity about Callao, and at Pacasmayo, the Mission did not obtain specimens. The deep body, the str
RMRMJ62D–. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. RIGIDITY OF PECTORAL FIN OF MAKAIRA INDICA (GUVIER) l6g III. Osteology of the pectoral girdle of M. audax and M. indica The pectoral girdle of marlins (figs. 1, 2) is suspended from the skull by a three-pronged post-temporal and a long, flat supra-cleithrum, and is typical in consisting of a complex of three bones. There is an anterior cleithrum which has medial and lateral flanges or arms, a rod-like ventral process which meets that of the opposite side in the mid-ventral line, and two dorsal processes, an anterior,
RMRJDYH5–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 10 m, or more, long. Body black or dark gray; area of gray shading on each side just in front of and below dorsal fin. Flippers have transverse white band. Head very sharply V-shaped when viewed from above. Dorsal fin falcate and distinct; usually appears simultaneously with blow. Bl
RMRJDYGE–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 13 m long. Body slate gray to army brown to black, with white blotches on the undersides. Forehead prominent and bulging, sloping to long cylindrical beak. Dorsal fin nearly triangular, in last one-third of back. Distribution central Baja California north to Bering Sea. Flukes large,
RMRG7KB1–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 176 BULLETIN 188, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM in Southeastern Thailand, by Luang Masya Chitrakarn, of the Siamese Bureau of Fisheries. The hxrgest specimens are 5.5 cm. long. The species is characterized by a pair of maxillary barbels, 26 scales in the lateral line, ossified and serrated last simple dorsal ray, origin of the dorsal fin over the eighth scale of the lateral line and much nearer to tip of snout than to base of caudal fin, and four rounded black spots along the side of the body, the first near the head, the last on the caudal
RMRF295H–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 190 SALMONID^. of the maxillary broad, subsemicircular. The length of the mandible is more than the least depth of the tail. Back arched. The origin of the dorsal fin is midway between the occiput and the adipose fin. Pectoral as long as, or rather longer than, the head without snout. Lake "Wenem.. a. Fine female specimen, 18 inches long. Lake Wenem. Presented by L. Lloyd, Esq. b. Skin, 19 inches long. Lake Wenem. From Mr. Yarrell's Col- lection. This species agrees in most characters with C. wartma
RMRJDYJE–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body very large, up to 26 m long. Body basically bluish-gray with grayish-white mottling. Baleen, palate, and tongue all black. Head broad and nearly U-shaped, viewed from above. Head flat in front of blowhole, viewed from side. Dorsal fin small (up to '/,m high), triangular to moderately fa
RMRJBGTW–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (A). Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena (B) As nearly as is known: Body to nearly 2 m long. Body dark brown above and white below; transition zone on sides often speckled or streaked; ventral extends high onto side in front of dorsal fin. Face marked with bl
RMRG7Y12–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SPIDER CEABS OF AMERICA 183. Fin. 70.—MiMULVs foli.itvs, male COTYPE, CARAPACE 28 MM. LONG, DORSAL VIEW. (After Stimpson) Description.—Carapace flattened and marked with several undula- tions; lateral expansions a little reflexed, margin behind incision nearly twice the length of that before; antero-lateral and postero- lateral angles wide, the latter somewhat produced; median region tumid, bearing two small, obsolescent, gastric tubercles, in front of which there ma}" be two convergent rows of curved setae; another tubercle on each
RMRGEP1T–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 228 BULLETIN : MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. ifI . • '^ Figure 10. Cruriruja rut/osa, type, immature male 367 mm long; pelvic fins about x 0.5; section of tail about x 2; first 2 thorns in front of dorsal fin about x 3.. 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 work.. Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
RMRJBGTC–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. COCHITO Phocoena sinus (T) Without a Dorsal Fin There is only one small cetacean in the area covered bv this guide which has no dorsal fin. Body to at least 3 m long. Body black or browinsh-black; belly has white hourglass pattern Body long and slender; tailstock very slender. Flukes small,
RMRJDYF7–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Short-finned Pilot Whale Globtcephala macrorbynchus (A) Body to at least 4 m long. Body of newborn light gray; darkens to uniform brown soon after birth. Body of adults light gray or white except appendages and area at base of dorsal fin; scarred with numerous scratches. Head blunt, not beak
RMRJBGX5–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to about 2.5 m long. Body dark gray to purplish-gray on back with white or pink blotches on sides; belly white. Cape is very narrow behind dorsal fin, broadening briefly adjacent to dorsal fin but narrowing again from front of dorsal fin to head. Body frequently shows numerous white sca
RMRFA40B–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 190 SALMONID^. of the maxillary broad, subsemicircular. The length of the mandible is more than the least depth of the tail. Back arched. The origin of the dorsal fin is midway between the occiput and the adipose fin. Pectoral as long as, or rather longer than, the head without snout. Lake "Wenem.. a. Fine female specimen, 18 inches long. Lake Wenem. Presented by L. Lloyd, Esq. b. Skin, 19 inches long. Lake Wenem. From Mr. Yarrell's Col- lection. This species agrees in most characters with C. wartma
RMRGEPAJ–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 202 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY Comparison with previously known species. It is only with species sharing the diagnostic features listed in the preceding section that comparison seems called for, a limitation Avelcome. Figure 1. Eaja oregoni, dorsal view of type, mature male 1440 mm long; end of tail showing dorsal fins and caudal fin about x 0.2; tail thorns from mid row about x 1. because about 110 recognizably distinct species of the genus Raja have been named already from one part of the oceans or anot
RMRF18TG–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 1G4 CYPRINID.^. 1J to 1J times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 25-28 p, 2J-3 between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncle. Back brownish, sides and belly silvery, the scales of the lateral line and sometimes the series above it with a dark bar at the base; three round or oval black spots on each side, the first anterior to the vertical of the base of the dorsal fin and above the lateral line, the second just beliind the vertical of the dorsal tin and
RMRJDYRN–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Risso's Dolphin Crampus gmius (Aj Without a Dorsal Fin Only two species of medium sized cetaceans without a dorsal hn occur in the eastern North Pacific, the white whale (or beluga) and the narwhal (only the former is common in any part of the Northeastern Pacific or contiguous arctic, the narwhal being represented only by a handful of records). Both species are easily identifiable when seen. Body to 5 m long. Body of adults all white; young slate gray. Small row of bumps along spine behind midpoint of back, someti
RMRDXYYD–. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation; a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. Aquariums; Goldfish. FIG. 19—Adult Chinese Mottled Telescope Goldfish Carassius auratus, var. chinensis veriegatus. Lateral view. Two-thirds life size dorsal fin is high and short; all the lower fins are paired, long and very broad ; the tail is double and the two separate tails are carried at an angle. FIG. 20—Adult Chinese Motfled Telescope Goldfish Dorsal view. Two-thirds life size 54. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned p
RMRJDYH8–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 10 m, or more, long. Body black or dark gray; area of gray shading on each side just in front of and below dorsal fin. Flippers have transverse white band. Head very sharply V-shaped when viewed from above. Dorsal fin falcate and distinct; usually appears simultaneously with blow. Bl
RMRDPDJ7–. Fishes. Fishes. 194 The True Sharks with a long low tail, long and low dorsal fin, and small teeth. It has been only twice taken, off Portugal and off Long Island. The other, the mute shark, Pseudotriakis acrales, a large shark with the body as soft as a rag, is in the museum of Stanford University, having been taken by Mr. Owston off Misaki. Family Lamnidae.—To the family of LamnidcB proper belong the swiftest, strongest, and most voracious of all sharks. The chief distinction lies in the lunate tail, which has a keel on either side at base, as in the mackerels. This form is especially favo
RMRE3M6E–. Text book of zoology. Zoology. Glas.f 2. Pisces. 381 It is quite correct to speak of a metamorphosis in many Teleosteans, since the young one leaves the egg in a very imperfect condition, differing much from the adult; often the caudal extremity of the vertebral column is still straight; there is a continuous dorsal and ventral fin, etc. (Fig. 311 A). It may often happen that the transition from this state to the adult form is not a simple, gradually advancing development; but the larva not infrequently displays special characters for a long time after leaving the egg, which do not occur in
RMRJDYD3–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to nearly 4 m long. Body dark gray on back; lighter gray on sides; belly white to pink. Beak thick and short. Dorsal fin tall, back curved. Ride bow waves; often turn head downwards or to the sides while doing so. Distribution temperate and tropical, usually within 20 miles of shore (of
RMRD21RA–. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. MARINE ANIMALS THAT STING 65 to the gill chamber. Externally, ratfishes are more or less com- pressed laterally, tapering posteriorly to a slender tail. The snout is rounded, or cone-shaped, extended as a long pointed beak, or bears a curious hoe-shaped proboscis. There are two dorsal fins. The first fin is triangular, usually higher than the second, and edged anteriorly by a strong, sharp-pointed bony spine which serves as a venom organ (Fig. 36). Ratfishes have a preference for cooler. Fig. 36. Dorsal spine of the ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei (Lay a
RMRD3GD9–. Deep-ocean biodeterioration of materials. Materials; Marine sediments. Figure 4. A 5- to 6-foot-long shark-like fish with a large dorsal fin, on the sea floor in 5,300 feet of water. (Courtesy of Carl Shipek of the U. S. Navy Electronics Laboratory.). Figure 5. Photomicrograph of colonial (encrusting) bryozoa, deep-sea glass sponge, Foraminifera, and worm tubes on a rock surface (magnified).. 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 t
RMRDP9PK–. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 450 DELPHINIDiE. CETACEA. DELPBINJDJE. (ODONTOCETI).. Genus Grampus (Graj', 1846). (niicric CJianicter:—Head rounded, no beak; flipxiers long and narrow, placed low down ; dorsal-fin high. No teeth in upper jaw at any age, those of lower jaw few, and confined to the front part of the mandible. RISSO'S GRAMPUS. Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier). Specific Character :— Colour variable, from black above and white below to a pale grey passing to black towards the tail, marked all over vdth. stripes and streaks irregularly disposed in ever
RMRDJR27–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 1C4 CYPMNIDJE. 4- 1^ to lj times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 25-28 p, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncle. Back brownish, sides and belly silvery, the scales of the lateral line and sometimes the series above it with a dark bar at the base; three round or oval black spots on each side, the first anterior to the vertical of the base of the dorsal fin and above the lateral line, the second just behind the vertical of the dorsal fin
RMRDT0TK–. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 341 i. Dorsal spme comparatively stout, its posterior surface with retrorse barbs; pelvic bone sur- mounted with a spine projecting through skin of abdomen; gill-openings short, and more or less vertical; caudal fin broad Monacajithus. ii. Dorsal spine rather slender, without barbs; no spine on pelvic bone; gill-opSnings long and very oblique; caudal fin elongate Cbbatacanthus. Genus MONACANTHUS Cuvier. File-fishes. A very numerous genus of small fishes with short, deep, much compressed body; very small mouth; about 6 tee
RMRG7J96–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FRESH-WATER FISHES OF SIAM, OR THAILAND 411 of all the rivers. It is also common in the Dutch East Indies, and ranges thence to the west coast of India. The average length of 20 adult Thailand specimens was 20.5 cm; the longest, 28.3 and 29.5 cm., were females. A specimen, 27 cm. long, taken in the Gulf of Siam off Sriracha June 8,1927, had its left maxillary barbel bifid at the tip. Very long and thick dorsal and pectoral spines, coarsely granulated on their anterior surface and serrated behind, characterize this species. The adipose fin is
RMRJDYGM–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata (A). Body to 13 m long. Body slate gray to army brown to black, with white blotches on the undersides. Forehead prominent and bulging, sloping to long cylindrical beak. Dorsal fin nearly triangular, in last one-third of back. Distribution central Baja C
RMRF29CN–. Catalogue of the fishes in the ... Museum. 146 .SILURID.E.. longest, its length being ono-iifth of the total. Pectoral spine ser- rated along both edges, longer and stronger than that of the dorsal. Ventral fin shorter than pectoral. All the fins black. Guatemala. a. Twelve inches long. Guatemala. Purchased of Mr. Frank. h. Fine specimen, 13 inches long. Chiapan. From the Collection of Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 12. Arius assimilis. D. 1/7. A. 19. P. VIO- The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in the total length (without caudal), the length of the head thrice and thre
RMRJDYPY–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to 2.6 m long; usually less than 2.; m. Body brownish-gray to black; belly and chest white; criss-cross (hourglass) pattern of yellow or tan on sides. Distinctive V where dorsal coloration dips onto flanks below dorsal fin. Distinct black stripe from center of lower jaw to flipper. Beak well defined, often black, some times with white tip. Except in areas of tropical fishing grounds, active bow rider. Distribution tropical and warm temperate, north to at least ^6 N (with stragglers to about 50 N) and south to
RMRF1RNC–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 374 SILUEID.E. praemaxillary teeth in a small reniform group. Maxillary barbel j to | length of head, inner mandibular ^ to |, outer mandibular as long as head or a little shorter, reaching base of pectoral fin. Gill-rakers rather long and widely set, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Humeral process narrow, pointed, smooth or striated. Dorsal I 7; spine mode- rately strong, smooth or with very feeble retrorse serrse on anterior side of dis
RMRE09XD–. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. PLATANISTIDM 259 Inia}—Teeth variable, from 26 to 33 on either side of each jaw; those at the posterior part with a distinct tubercle at the inner side of the base of the crown. Vertebras: C 7, D 13, L 3, C 18 ; total 41. Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae very broad. Sternum short and broad, and consisting of a single segment only. Dorsal fin a mere ridge. The long cylindrical rostrum externally furnished ivith scattered, stout, and crisp hairs. One species only is known, I. geoffroyensis, about 7 feet in length, inh
RMRHDRNH–. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 392 C. Smeenk et al. oured than delphis, giving a rather "faded" impression, with a less contrasting pat- tern. The back was greyish-brown, flanks and abdomen white, the grey of the back forming a well-marked downward-pointing triangle below the dorsal fin. There was a white "bridle" in front of the eyes; no other markings were observed. In the photographs, the colour pattern and the long, thin beak are clearly visible (figs 1, 2).. Figs 1, 2: De
RMRDJNNT–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 461 rounded. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, moderately serrated on outer edge, very strongly on inner, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Greyish above, with small scattered darker spots, white beneath; dorsal and caudal fins with small greyish spots ; dorsal filament and upper and lower borders of caudal fin black. Total length 180 millim. White Nile. L T.>'Pe* Jebelain. L. Loat, Esq. (C)
RMRJDYR3–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to 2.6 m long; usually less than 2.; m. Body brownish-gray to black; belly and chest white; criss-cross (hourglass) pattern of yellow or tan on sides. Distinctive V where dorsal coloration dips onto flanks below dorsal fin. Distinct black stripe from center of lower jaw to flipper. Beak well defined, often black, some times with white tip. Except in areas of tropical fishing grounds, active bow rider. Distribution tropical and warm temperate, north to at least ^6 N (with stragglers to about 50 N) and south to
RMRF19DH–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPKLNID.E. 273 caudal. Pectoral § length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 27 gf, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle ; lateral line incomplete, on the first 10 scales. Brownish, with traces of a small black spot at the base of the caudal fin. Total length 45 millim. Kikulo R., French Guinea.—Type in Paris Museum. Allied to
RMRJDYFC–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to about 7 m long. Body black, sometimes with light gray areas on chest; light saddle often present behind dorsal fin; eye blazes — all variable in degree of expression. Rounded head becoming more bulbous with age Flippers to one-fifth of body length. Dorsal fin long-based, low in profi
RMRJDYDJ–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 2.6 m long; usually less than 2.3 m. Body brownish-gray to black; belly and chest white; criss-cross (hourglass) pattern of yellow or tan on sides. Distinctive V where dorsal coloration dips onto flanks below dorsal fin. Distinct black stripe from center of lower jaw to flipper. Beak
RMRF9XND–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Chxlorjlanis nihticvs. Type (F. N.). about 1^ times in width of interorbital region, which is much greater than distance between posterior nostril and eye. Pr^maxillary teelh in two large oval groups, narrowly separated from each other; man- dibular teeth very small, 6 to 11 in number. Maxillary barbel about •g- length of head, longer than lower labials. Dorsal I 6-7; spine not distinctly serrated, about f length of head. Adipose fin low, as long 56 Bou I/II. Please note that
RMRFA419–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 146 SILTJRIDiE.. longest, its length being one-fifth of the total. Pectoral spine ser- rated along both edges, longer and stronger than that of the dorsal. Ventral fin shorter than pectoral. All the fins black. Guatemala. a. Twelve inches long. Guatemala. Purchased of Mr. Frank. b. Fine specimen, 13 inches long. Chiapan. From the Collection of Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 12. Arius assimilis. D. 1/7. A. 19. P. 1/10. The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in tbe total length (without
RMRF24P8–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 374 SILUEID.E. prsemaxillary teeth in a small reniform group. Maxillary barbel 2^ to | length of head, inner mandibular ^ to |-, outer mandibular as long as head or a little shorter, reaching base, of pectoral fin. Gill-rakers rather long and widely set, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Humeral process narrow, pointed, smooth or striated. Dorsal I 7 ; spine mode- rately strong, smooth or with very feeble retrorse serrse on anterior side of distal third, ^ to f length of be
RMRD3GDB–. Deep-ocean biodeterioration of materials. Materials; Marine sediments. Figure 4. A 5- to 6-foot-long shark-like fish with a large dorsal fin, on the sea floor in 5,300 feet of water. (Courtesy of Carl Shipek of the U. S. Navy Electronics Laboratory.). 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 work.. Muraoka, James S; Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (Port Hueneme, Calif. ). Port Hueneme, Calif. : U. S. Naval Civil Engine
RMRDR6D3–. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 40 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. Family RHINOBATIDiE. The Shark-like Rays. Rays resembling sharks, with body long, flat, moderately broad, and grad- ually merging into the long tail; skin nearly smooth, with no conspicuous spines; 2 well developed dorsal fins without spine; rayed part of pectoral fins not connected with snout; caudal fin with a prominent fold of skin on each side. Viviparous fishes of the warm seas, about 5 genera represented on the Atlantic coast. Genus RHIHOBATUS Bloch & Schneider. Guitar-fishes. Body depressed, broad anteriorly, tape
RMRF2478–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 461 rounded. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, moderately serrated on outer edge, very strongly on inner, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Greyish above, with small scattered darker spots, white beneath ; dorsal and caudal tins with small greyish spots ; dorsal filament and upper and lower borders of caudal fin black. Total length 180 millim. White Nile. 1.. Type. Jebelain. L. Loat, Esq. ((J.). 4
RMRJDYRC–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Spotted Dolphin Slemlla attinuata (T) Body to 2.2 m. Coloration varies among races - inostlv as function of extent of intrusion of dark dorsal cape over lighter lateral area and extension of white sides. Beak extremely long and slim - usually dark above, white below. Tip of snout and lips distinctly black. Dorsal fin ranges from tall and triangular, even canting forward, to moderately falcate. Often jumps and spins on longitudinal axis. Flees from vessels in eastern tropical Pacific tuna fishing areas, rides bow wa
RMRJDYFK–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to at least 9 m long. Body black with sharply demarcated white ventral marking and oval white patch above and behind eye; gray saddle behind dorsal fin Body chunky. Dorsal fin in mature males can be very tall, sometimes nearly 2 m. Dorsal fin in females and immature animals up to about
RMRFAEA4–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPKLNID.E. 273 caudal. Pectoral § length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 27 gf, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle ; lateral line incomplete, on the first 10 scales. Brownish, with traces of a small black spot at the base of the caudal fin. Total length 45 millim. Kikulo R., French Guinea.—Type in Paris Museum. Allied to
RMRJ3D7M–. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 113. PLEURONECTID^ PARALICIITIIYS. 821 evenly imbricated; lateral line very prominent. Dorsal fin beginning just bebind the middle of the eye; caudal peduncle nearly as long as the pectoral fin, about two-fifths the length of the head. Head 3f; depth 3^. D. 103; A. 80; Lat. 1. 135. San Francisco to Alaska, in deep water; retching a length of 2 feet. iPlattjaomaiichthyh atomiaa Jordaa & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880,301.) 494.—PARALICHTHYl Girard. [rseudorhomhus Sleeker: Ancylopaetta, Chwnopsella, and Uropaetta G
RMRF256H–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 461 rounded. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, moderately serrated on outer edge, very strongly on inner, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Greyish above, with small scattered darker spots, white beneath; dorsal and caudal fins with small greyish spots ; dorsal filament and upper and lower borders of caudal fin black. Total length 180 millim. White Nile. 1. Type.
RMRDT042–. Text book of vertebrate zoology. Vertebrates; Anatomy, Comparative. TELEOSTS. 263 lateral line along the side of the back. Am?nodytes, sand-launces, common on sandy shores. Sub-Order 16. Scombroidea. Tail diphycercal, caudal usually strongly forked; ventrals thoracic; scales usually small, cycloid, sometimes absent; dorsal fin usually long. A heterogeneous group, not easily defined; developing in three main lines. ScoMBRiDiE, head normal; spinous dorsal well developed; the dorsal divided up into finlets. Scomber, mackerels, first appear in miocene; Thynnus, horse-mackerel, tunnies (eocene);
RMRF9XXJ–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 461 rounded. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, moderately serrated on outer edge, very strongly on inner, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Greyish above, with small scattered darker spots, white beneath ; dorsal and caudal tins with small greyish spots ; dorsal filament and upper and lower borders of caudal fin black. Total length 180 millim. White Nile. 1.. Type. Jebelain. L. Loat, Esq. ((J.). 4
RMRDBE89–. British and Irish Salmonidae. Salmon. PRESH-WATEB TEOUT—PINS, SCALES, AND CJEOA OF. 199 this fin is most deTeloped in those taken from running waters.* Ventrals inserted beneath the middle or last third of the base of the dorsal fin. Caudal forked in the very young, emarginate in those of a medium size, becoming square in large examples, or even rounded, as shown in figure 46. While Yarrell (edition 3, p. 281) figured a Thames trout 28 in. long, and 11 lb. weight, in which the hind edge of this fin was slightly rounded. It would also appear that as a general rule the tail fins of trout inhab
RMRERNRM–. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. FLAT FISHKS. 209 Ti.ERK is a curious family of fiHhes. termed the Mastacenibelicke. in wl.ich the body i, v'Ln,'' wh ; ' '"''"'''^ ""'"' ^'"^'^ "'''^''' "^"^ â¢â¢^â¢"'^â¢â¢k'^'^l'-' »or the odd-looking sn'rLd In these strange-looking fishes, of which thp Spotted Mastacemdelus (Mastacembelus vutcuatus) IS a good example, he dorsal fin is very long, its front portion consist ,,701 « u«n,!H|r ot .short
RMRFA0H6–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 374 SILUEID.E. praemaxillary teeth in a small reniform group. Maxillary barbel j to | length of head, inner mandibular ^ to |, outer mandibular as long as head or a little shorter, reaching base of pectoral fin. Gill-rakers rather long and widely set, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Humeral process narrow, pointed, smooth or striated. Dorsal I 7; spine mode- rately strong, smooth or with very feeble retrorse serrse on anterior side of dis
RMRJD7BP–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Na 1, Monodon monoceros (P). 24. a. Head blunt Go to 25 b. Head long and conical; no demarcation of rostrum from melon; cape very narrow except for slight widening beside dorsal fin; 20-27 teeth in each upper and lower jaw; crowns of teeth often marked with many fine vertical wrinkles; maxim
RMRJDYMR–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. H.'kRBOR Porpoise Phocotna phocoena (B). COCHITO Phocotna snus (T) Without a Dorsal Fin There is onl' one small cetacean in the area covered > this jruidc which has no dorsal tin. Body to at least ; m long. Body black or browinsh-black; belly has white hourglass pattern. Body long and slender; tailstock very slender. Flukes small, with light zone near tips, top and bottom. Distribution temperate [^o E to 50 Nj primarily offshore. 48. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m
RMRGDMC8–. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. Fig. 5 Type 1 epaxial morphology with extreme fibre separation from the main epaxial body of the epaxial muscle slip inserting on to pterygiophores in Haemulon aurolineatum (MPM 23228, 64.2 mm SL). SP1, first dorsal-fin spine; SRI, first segmented dorsal-fin ray; other abbreviation and methods of presentation as in Figs 1, 3. Scale bar = 5 mm. group for so long that they have been reified; in practice, most systematists regard the Percoidei as a bona fide taxon. As a consequence ichthyologists have rarely examined taxa from among the Percoidei
RMRDP9P3–. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. PILOT-WHAJiE. 453 CETA CEA. DELPHINIBJE. (OBONTOOETI.). Genus Globicephalus (Lesson, 1842). Generic Character ;—Head rounded ; no beak. Dorsal-fin long ; flippers very long and narrow, the second digit having 14 phalanges. Teeth large, conical, many of them soon lost. PILOT-WHALE. Globicephalus melas (Trail). Specific Character :—Black, a whitish stripe along the belly, forrainc in front a heart-shaped spot under the throat. Teeth sometimes 'f |^, generally fewer ; vertebra; 56, and ribs 12 pairs. Length of adnlt 16 to 20 feet.
RMRF9YW1–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 461 rounded. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, moderately serrated on outer edge, very strongly on inner, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Greyish above, with small scattered darker spots, white beneath; dorsal and caudal fins with small greyish spots ; dorsal filament and upper and lower borders of caudal fin black. Total length 180 millim. White Nile. 1. Type.
RMRJDYJ9–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body up to 19 m long. Body dark steel gray on back, often with ovoid grayish-white scars that make body appear mottled; white on front of belly; under-sides of flippers and flukes dark; Baleen black with fine, white to light gray bristles. Dorsal fin to Y,m high, strongly falcate, well more
RMRFADF4–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 164 CYPRINIDJE. 1J to 1J times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 25-28 p, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncle. Back brownish, sides and belly silvery, the scales of the lateral line and sometimes the series above it with a dark bar at the base; three round or oval black spots on each side, the first anterior to the vertical of the base of the dorsal fin and above the lateral line, the second just behind t
RMRG7K2A–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU 405 1.8 in head; teeth in each jaw in an outer series of rather strong teeth, not extending to angle of mouth, followed anteriorly by a band of small pointed teeth; vomer with a few minute teeth; palatines with a series of somewhat compressed teeth, larger than the lateral teeth in jaws; both lips minutely fringed; a rather long simple (undivided) tentacle, about as long as pupil, behind the very short tube of anterior nostril; tentacle over eye simple, rather smaller than the one behind nostril; dorsal fin beginning
RMRDP9ND–. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 462 BELPHINIDiE. DELPHINID^. CETACEA. {ODONTOCETI.). Genus Delphinus (Linnaeus, 1766). Generic Character.—Head with well-marked produced beak ; a dorsal-fin. Teeth conical, equal, and numerous in both jaws. Beak of skull usually as long as brain-case, or eren longer. COMMON DOLPHIN. Delphinus delphis (Linn.). Specific Character.—Black above, shaded to brilliant white below. Teeth Is'^o to |g:f;; vertebra; 70 to 75. Length of adult 6 to 8 feet. Delphinus delphis, Linn^ds, Syst. Nat., I., 108 (1766). ,, vulgaris, LAoip^DE, Hist.
RMRF2739–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 164 CYPRINIDJE. 1J to 1J times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 25-28 p, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncle. Back brownish, sides and belly silvery, the scales of the lateral line and sometimes the series above it with a dark bar at the base; three round or oval black spots on each side, the first anterior to the vertical of the base of the dorsal fin and above the lateral line, the second just behind t
RMRDR65N–. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 121 gill-rakers long and numerous, teeth weak, cheeks longer than deep, an adipose eyelid, dorsal fin short and placed midway between tail and snout, scales cycloid, deciduous. Three of the four American species are found in North Carolina and may be distinguished as follows: i. Membrane lining abdominal cavity pale. a. Head long (.25 total length); size large mediocris. aa. Head shorter (a little over .2 total length); size small pseudoharengu^. a. Membrane lining abdominal cavity black cestivalis. {Pomolobus, lobed oper
RMRG5NR2–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 17 variable subbasal black blotch, over 3 to 5 membranes, always present. Paired fins variously pale buff or gray and pectoral with dusky brown spot at origin of fin. Diagnosis.—The present species is allied with Dampieria nielano- taenia (Bleeker) but differs at once in the long black basal blotch in the soft dorsal. The blackish longitudinal lines, though usually distinct, are often obsolete or nearly absent. Tyye.—Q2X. No. 89989, U.S.N.M. 16283, 16285. Alibijabaii Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzo
RMRF29CD–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 1. MTTGIL. 419 from the dorsal fin than to the base of the pectoral. Shining stripes along the series of scales. Fresh waters of the Cape of Good Hope. a. Twenty-one inches long : stnifed. Cape. From Sir A. Smith's Collection. b. Half-grown. Cape.—^The upper lip of this specimen is slightly villose, as is shown in the woodcut. c. d. Adult and half-grown: stuffed. Cape. e. Young. Cape. Presented by Sir A. Smith. /. Adult: stuffed. From the Collection of the East India Company. 4. Mugil cephalotus. ?Renard
RMRJDYE7–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to 2.6 m long; usually less than 2.3 m. Body brownish-gray to black; belly and chest white; criss-cross (hourglass) pattern of yellow or tan on sides. Distinctive V where dorsal coloration dips onto flanks below dorsal fin. Distinct black stripe from center of lower jaw to flipper. Beak
RMRGEP4G–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 220 BULLETIN : MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY pores anterior to abdominal region, most numerous around mouth and in front of level of mouth to near tip of snout. (Fig. 7.) The other known specimen of this species, a male 1019 mm long, differs as follows: maximum angle of disc in front of spiracles 74°, axis of greatest breadth about 67 percent of dis- tance back from tip of snout toward axils of pectorals; length of tail from center of cloaca to origin of first dorsal fin is 0.53 times as great and to its tip 0.78 time
RMRGDKEB–. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. Fig. 5 Type 1 epaxial morphology with extreme fibre separation from the main epaxial body of the epaxial muscle slip inserting on to pterygiophores in Haemulon aurolineatum (MPM 23228, 64.2 mm SL). SP1, first dorsal-fin spine; SRI, first segmented dorsal-fin ray; other abbreviation and methods of presentation as in Figs 1,3. Scale bar = 5 mm. group for so long that they have been reified; in practice, most systematists regard the Percoidei as a bona fide taxon. As a consequence ichthyologists have rarely examined taxa from among the Percoidei a
RMRFA404–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 1U4- silurid^:. the pectoral. The soft dorsal fin is rather higher than the body; its spine is strong, two-thirds as long as the head, and finely serrated along both edges. The pectoral spine is somewhat shorter, and not stronger, than that of the dorsal. Adipose fin very short. Colora- tion uniform. Zambesi. a. Skin, 8 inches long. Shupanga. Presented by Dr. Kirk. 45. Arius tonggol. Arms tonggol, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxi. Silur. Bat. p. 48. crossocheilos, Bleek. I. c. p. 4G. Anodes tonggol, Bleek. Pro
RMRJDYMJ–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. COCHITO Phocotna snus (T) Without a Dorsal Fin There is onl' one small cetacean in the area covered > this jruidc which has no dorsal tin. Body to at least ; m long. Body black or browinsh-black; belly has white hourglass pattern. Body long and slender; tailstock very slender. Flukes small, with light zone near tips, top and bottom. Distribution temperate [^o E to 50 Nj primarily offshore. 48. Right-whale Dolphin Lissoddphis borialis (A). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images t
RMRF16F8–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Chxlorjlanis nihticvs. Type (F. N.). about 1^ times in width of interorbital region, which is much greater than distance between posterior nostril and eye. Pr^maxillary teelh in two large oval groups, narrowly separated from each other; man- dibular teeth very small, 6 to 11 in number. Maxillary barbel about •g- length of head, longer than lower labials. Dorsal I 6-7; spine not distinctly serrated, about f length of head. Adipose fin low, as long 56 Bou I/II. Please note that
RMRJD7BE–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. 24. a. Head blunt Go to 25 b. Head long and conical; no demarcation of rostrum from melon; cape very narrow except for slight widening beside dorsal fin; 20-27 teeth in each upper and lower jaw; crowns of teeth often marked with many fine vertical wrinkles; maximum body length 2.4 m. * Rough
RMRF9YEB–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 374 SILUEID.E. prsemaxillary teeth in a small reniform group. Maxillary barbel 2^ to | length of head, inner mandibular ^ to |-, outer mandibular as long as head or a little shorter, reaching base, of pectoral fin. Gill-rakers rather long and widely set, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Humeral process narrow, pointed, smooth or striated. Dorsal I 7 ; spine mode- rately strong, smooth or with very feeble retrorse serrse on anterior side of distal third, ^ to f length of be
RMRF2975–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 146 SILTJRIDiE.. longest, its length being one-fifth of the total. Pectoral spine ser- rated along both edges, longer and stronger than that of the dorsal. Ventral fin shorter than pectoral. All the fins black. Guatemala. a. Twelve inches long. Guatemala. Purchased of Mr. Frank. b. Fine specimen, 13 inches long. Chiapan. From the Collection of Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 12. Arius assimilis. D. 1/7. A. 19. P. 1/10. The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in tbe total length (without
RMRFA452–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 1. MTTGIL. 419 from the dorsal fin than to the base of the pectoral. Shining stripes along the series of scales. Fresh waters of the Cape of Good Hope. a. Twenty-one inches long : stnifed. Cape. From Sir A. Smith's Collection. b. Half-grown. Cape.—^The upper lip of this specimen is slightly villose, as is shown in the woodcut. c. d. Adult and half-grown: stuffed. Cape. e. Young. Cape. Presented by Sir A. Smith. /. Adult: stuffed. From the Collection of the East India Company. 4. Mugil cephalotus. ?Renard
RMRJDYT1–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to about 7 m long. Body black, sometimes with light gray areas on chest: light saddle often present behind dorsal fin; eye blazes — all variable m degree of expression. Rounded head becominc; more bulbous with age. Flippers to one-fifth of body length. Dorsal fin long-based, low in profile, falcate to flaglike, set in front half of back. Distribution primarily tropical and warm temperate, though extending into the Gulf of Alaska at least seasonally. Tail stock strongly humped or keeled on upper surface - shown
RMRJDYWF–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Bodv to 10 m. or more. long. Body black or dark gray; area of gray shading on each side just m front of and below dorsal fin. Flippers have transverse white band. Head very sharply V-shaped when viewed from aboe. Dorsal fin falcite and distinct; usuallv appears simultaneously with blow. Blow often low and indistinct. Distribution polar, temperate, and tropical; trequenth' coastal. Often curious about boats. Flukes not raised on dive. MiNKE Whale Balatnoplcra aculoroslrala (A). Body to 13 m long. Bodv slate gray to
RMRMMN9R–. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. FIG. 104.—Gephyroglanis sdateri. very short, T3o to ^ diameter of eye ; maxillary barbel -^ to | length of head, outer rnandibular -^ to f, inner ^ to %. Mouth ^ to | width of head ; premaxillary band of teeth curved, 3 to 4 times as long as broad. Dorsal i 7 ; 1^ times to twice as deep as long, not reaching adipose fin when folded; spine strong, smooth, -| to T9^ length of head; longest soft ray Tv to | length of head. Adipose fin 3J to 4 times as long as deep, its distance from dorsal 1| to If times
RMRF2957–. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History); Fishes. 1U4- silurid^:. the pectoral. The soft dorsal fin is rather higher than the body; its spine is strong, two-thirds as long as the head, and finely serrated along both edges. The pectoral spine is somewhat shorter, and not stronger, than that of the dorsal. Adipose fin very short. Colora- tion uniform. Zambesi. a. Skin, 8 inches long. Shupanga. Presented by Dr. Kirk. 45. Arius tonggol. Arms tonggol, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxi. Silur. Bat. p. 48. crossocheilos, Bleek. I. c. p. 4G. Anodes tonggol, Bleek. Pro
RMRJDYN2–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to 2.5 m long. Body strikingly black with well defined white flank/belly patches; gray-white to white also present on dorsal fin near margin of flukes. Dorsal fin small, nearly triangular, and tipped with white. Very robust body; not streamlined in appearance; head small with very indistinct beak. Usually very vigorous and fast swimmer; active bow-rider. Distribution subarctic fPribilof Islands) to cold temperate (central Baja California J. Body to nearly 2 m long. Body dark brown to black above and white belo
RMRG7M7N–. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 5.—MusUlus mento Cope. From the type of M. abhotti Evermann and Radcliffe, 550 mm. long, La Ventanilla, Peru (U.S.N.M. No. 7769^). Insert, ventral view of head. (After Evermann and Radcliffe, 1917.) prominent median keel and generally with one and occasionally with two on each side (more prominent in specimens examined by me than shown by Bigelow and Schroeder, 1940, pL 19, fig. C); first dorsal originating over or more usually somewhat behind midlength of pec- toral, greatest height of fin (without thick base) generally about equal t
RMRN9E1R–. The anatomical record. Anatomy; Anatomy. MESENCllVMK CKLLS IX TAI)-1'()LK S TAIL 11 Aug. 4. Fig. 2 From larva of Rana catesbiana, 10.5 mm. long. Two globules of paraffin oil injected into the ventral, and a small globule into the dorsal fin; all three remained. ]Iuch leucocytosis around each. The first drawing (Aug. 3) was made immediatel}- after the injection. Small mass of cellular debris is shown, in the path of the injection. Mesenchyme nearest the globule lettered as in fig. 1. In drawings Aug. 4, 5, and 7, some of the leucocytes about the globule are shown. In drawing of Aug. 5 are sh
RMRGE08X–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. fe^^tf^l^^-tyt^fr^yr^:,^^ Fig. 4. Raja spinioauda. Portion of egg ease trawled on the Nova Scotian slope in 410-420 fathoms, Lat. 42°44'N, Long. 63°17'W, M.C.Z. No. 37691, to show sculpture; above, about 7 x, below, about 11 x. juvenile male of 390 mm.; that the tip of the tail still carries the embryonic filament which with the caudal fin fold extends 35 mm. from the rear base of the second dorsal; and that the thorn is not yet visible between the two dorsal fins.. Please note that these images are extracted from sca
RMRGF3WA–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. BIGELOW AND SCHROEDER : NEW BATOID FISHES 205 rugosa (larger ones as well) may be distinguished from other western Atlantic Cruriraja as follows: from atlantis by a short space between the dorsal fins, about 0.2-0.4 times the length of first dorsal base (about 2.5 times the dorsal base on atlantis) • from poeyi by the prickles that cover the disc, the presence of. Figure 10. Cruriraja rugosa, type, immature male 367 mm long; pelvic fins about x0.5; section of tail about x2; first 2 thorns in front of dorsal fin about
RMRGFK88–. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Fig. 2. Squalus fernandinus Molina 1782. Juvenile male, 39.5 mm. long, off South Carolina, Lat. 33°00'N, Long. 77°07'W, May 1949, collected by "Albatross" III. Below, left-hand nostril of same, x about 3.. Fig. 3. Dermal denticles of three species of Centrophorus, from side, below first dorsal fin. A: granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801, specimen in Museum of Comparative Zoology, x about 12. B: squamosus Bonnaterre 1788, 1200 mm. long; west of Iceland, specimen in Museum of Comparative Zoology, X about 6. C-
RMRJDYX8–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Bryde's Whale Balacnopura cdtni (B). Body up to 16 m long. Body dark gray to black, usually with irregular white area on throat: flippers white below, usually at least partially white above; undersides of flukes often have varying amounts of white. Head in fi-ont of blowholes flat and covered with knobs. Baleen dark gray to black with gray bristles. Dorsal fin small, quite variable in shape, slightly falcate or triangular and located on a step or hump, in last one-third of back. Flippers very long (to nearly one-th
RMRJBGWB–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service by Stephen Leatherwood, Brent S. Stewart, Pieter A. Folkens. Whales California Channel Islands.. Body to nearly 4 m long. Body dark steel gray on back; lighter gray on sides; pinkish-gray to white on belly (older animals speckled on belly). Head blunt; lower jaw underslung; "false gills" or light bracket marks on side of head. Dorsal fin small; located in last one-third of bod
RMRMJ8D1–. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Fishes of South Africa. thau longest dorsal spine, soft portion of fin similar to soft dorsal. Caudal rounded ; caudal peduncle 1^ times as deep as long. Scales ctenoid, 31f ; lateral lines -f|. Colour (of preserved specimen), dark uniform brown, scales on upper two-thirds of body and head blackish in the centre. One specimen, 126 mm. in length, from Livingstone, Rhodesia (Mr. A. Stephenson). OPISTHOMT. FAMILY MASTACEMBELIDAE. MASTACEMBELUS. G-ronov., Zoophyl., p. 133 (1781), part, ; Giinth., Cat.
RMRF2551–. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. !14 SILtJRID^. head; band of prsemaxillary teeth 6 times as long as broad, as broad as and close to the crescentic band of vomerine teeth; nasal barbel about ^ length of head ; maxillary barbel 2-J- times length of head, extending beyond root of ventral; inner mandibular barbel f length of head, outer f. Dorsal I 8, longest branched ray nearly as long as head; last ray above inner ray of ventral. Adipose fin 5 times as long Fig. 249.. Bugrus uhangensis. Type (A. M. C). ^. as dee
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