 ... fin, is scarcely half the latter. The greatest thickness, upon the thoracic region, is a little more considerable than the least depth. The peduncle of the tail is flattened, and wedge-shaped towards the base of the caudal fin. The back is uniformly...  FISHES, PART IV - Seite 226von CHARLES GIRARD - 1855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1854 - 620 Seiten
...regularly and most decidedly curved downwards, gives to the shape of the mouth quite a peculiar aspect. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equidistant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal. The posterior margin ot the latter is regularly crescent-shaped. The adipose is... | |
 | United States Naval Astronomical Expedition, 1849-1852, James Melville Gilliss - 1855 - 394 Seiten
...the base of the caudal fin. The back is uniformly rounded or convex, and the ventral region narrow. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equi-distant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal ; its anterior margin is equal in height to its base, and its posterior margin is... | |
 | Asa Gray - 1855 - 396 Seiten
...the base of the caudal fin. The back is uniformly rounded or convex, and the ventral region narrow. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equi-distant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal ; its anterior margin is equal in height to its base, and its posterior margin is... | |
 | United States. Navy Department - 1855 - 400 Seiten
...the base of the caudal fin. The back is uniformly rounded or convex, and the ventral region narrow. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equi-distant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal ; its anterior margin is equal in height to its base, and its posterior margin is... | |
 | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1857 - 408 Seiten
...The head constitutes about the fifth of the total length. The eye is moderate in size and circular. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equi-distant...the tip of the snout and the insertion of the caudal fin. The scales are larger than in A. grienu. The dorsal region, as well as the flanks, are olivaceous... | |
 | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1857 - 408 Seiten
...The head constitutes about the fifth of the total length. The eye is moderate in size and circular. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equi-distant...the tip of the snout and the insertion of the caudal fin. The scales are larger than in A. griseus. The dorsal region, as well as the flanks, are oivaceous... | |
 | Maine - 1862 - 462 Seiten
...is regularly and most decidedly curved downwards, gives to the shape of the mouth a peculiar aspect. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equidistant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal. The posterior margin of the latter is regularly crescent-shaped. The adipose fin... | |
 | Maine. Board of Agriculture - 1862 - 690 Seiten
...is regularly and most decidedly curved downwards, gives to the shape of the mouth a peculiar aspect. The anterior margin of the dorsal fin is equidistant between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal. The posterior margin of the latter is regularly crescent-shaped. The adipose fin... | |
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