The Fishes of North and Middle America Volume 47, No. 1; A Descriptive Catalogue of the Species of Fish-Like Vertebrates Found in the Waters of North (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...half head; ventral 5 in body, inserted under seventeenth scale of lateral line. Coast of California to British Columbia, in deep water; the type taken off Queen Charlotte Islands, in 876 fathoms; about 4 specimens known; close to C. sloanei, the head a little longer, the scales perhaps larger; probably not distinct. (Named for Prof. John C. Macoun, of the Geological Survey of Canada.) Chauliodus macouni, Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1890, 41, off Queen Charlotte Islands, at Albatross Station 2860, at 510 23' N., 1300 34' W. (Type, No. 45372. Coll. Albatross.) Family LXXVIII. ASTRONESTHIDE. Siomatoid fishes, with adipose dorsal present, and with scaleless body. Dorsal fin inserted behind vent, but in front of anal. A single genus, with few species; fishes of the deep sea. (Astronesthitlw, (Jril, n Goode & Bean, Oceanic Ichthyology, 105,1895.) 278. ASTRONESTHES, Richardson. Aalronestlies, Richardson, Tchth. Voy. Sulpli., 07, 1845, (niger). Plisenodon, Lowe, Proc. Zoiil. Soc. Lond., 1850, 250, (ringens). Body rather elongate, compressed, scaleless. Head compressed, the snout of moderate length, the mouth wide, lower jaw prominent. Teeth pointed, unequal; upper jaw with 4 long, curved canines; front of lower with 2; maxillary teeth fine, subequal; palatines with a single series of small, pointed teeth, similar to those on tongue. Eye moderate, not longer than snout. Throat with a long fleshy barbel. Dorsal fin rather long, inserted entirely in front of anal, behiud ventrals; adipose fin present; caudal forked; paired fins long. Gill rakers minute. No pseudobranchise. No air bladder. Sides and belly with very many small luminous spots; a small luminous patch below eye. Small fishes of the deep seas; remarkable for their strong teeth, the lower jaw much strong...