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Title: Zoological results of the fishing experiments carried on by F.I.S. "Endeavour," 1909-14 under H.C. Dannevig, commonwealth director of fisheries. Volume 1-5
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Endeavour (Ship) Dannevig, H. C Australia. Dept. of Trade and Customs Australia. Director of Fisheries
Subjects: Zoology Natural history Fishes Fishes
Publisher: Sydney
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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rapidly ina slightly convex line to the caudal peduncle. The ventral pro-file is almost similar to that of the back. The exposed preorbital, supraorbital and suborbital bones,together with the operculum, preoperculum, suboperculum,mandibular and maxillary are rough with granules and coarseridges ; the preoperculum and suborbital are perforated byseveral large pores covered with skin. The interorbital space isbounded on either side and posteriorly by the supraorbital bones ;the median portion is an oblong scaly space which receives theposterior processes of the intermaxillaries when the mouth isclosed. The nostrils are large and close together, the posteriorthe largest and placed directly in front of the eye, they arc pro-tected above by a granular bone. Eye extremely large, aboutonce and a half as wide as the interorbital space. The cheeksare covered with scales, each bearing a low elevation in itscenti-e. A few incomplete scales are also present on the lower FISHES.—MCCULLOCH. 117
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Fig. 7. Allocyttus verrucosus, var. propinquus. 118 endeavour scientific results. half of the operculum. Anterior portion of snout naked. Lipsbroad and fleshy. Maxillary very oblique when the mouth isclosed ; its posterior margin is a little excavated, and the lowerangle somewhat produced. Teeth small and conical, forming twoirregular rows on the front of each jaw, and one on the sides ;the symphysis of the upper jaw is toothless. Similar teethform a series across the head of the vomer. Scales of the sides of the body usually Hat and imbricate, withtheir margins turned outwards and armed with several verystrong teeth. On the nape and upper portion of the head, as wellas on the sides of the abdomen, they each have a median tuberclewhich may be either low and blunt or acute; on the ventral pro-tile the scales are particularly rough owing to the great develop-ment of the tubercles and marginal spines. On the side, belowthe pectoral there are two rows of enlarged flat scales which areirre

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