Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 21, Part 2South African Museum, 1927 - Natural history |
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Page 435
... lower jaw . This filament is used as a decoy to lure prey within reach of the jaws . It is very mobile and is thrust out between the lips and waved about , coiled and uncoiled , so that its resemblance to a real worm is exceedingly ...
... lower jaw . This filament is used as a decoy to lure prey within reach of the jaws . It is very mobile and is thrust out between the lips and waved about , coiled and uncoiled , so that its resemblance to a real worm is exceedingly ...
Page 437
... lower jaw dilated near symphysis , but without spinose projection . Eyes lateral , each surmounted by a strong supraorbital tubercle . Opercle not free above , without fringe . Gill - openings not extending above upper end of pectoral ...
... lower jaw dilated near symphysis , but without spinose projection . Eyes lateral , each surmounted by a strong supraorbital tubercle . Opercle not free above , without fringe . Gill - openings not extending above upper end of pectoral ...
Page 441
... Lower jaws slightly projecting . Maxilla extending to below anterior margin of eye . Teeth in a single row on both jaws and on vomer , with canines in jaws . Margin of preopercle and opercle entire , or the former feebly crenulate . A ...
... Lower jaws slightly projecting . Maxilla extending to below anterior margin of eye . Teeth in a single row on both jaws and on vomer , with canines in jaws . Margin of preopercle and opercle entire , or the former feebly crenulate . A ...
Page 442
... Lower jaw slightly projecting . Maxilla extending to below anterior margin of eye . Teeth in bands in jaws and on vomer , with canines in jaws . Margins of preopercle and opercle entire . Opercle with a short spine . D V 19-22 , 3rd and ...
... Lower jaw slightly projecting . Maxilla extending to below anterior margin of eye . Teeth in bands in jaws and on vomer , with canines in jaws . Margins of preopercle and opercle entire . Opercle with a short spine . D V 19-22 , 3rd and ...
Page 456
... Lower jaw projecting , with strong canine teeth . Maxilla reaching to below centre or posterior third of eye . Preopercle with serrations obsolete on lower margin . Middle opercular spine largest . Gill - rakers long , 21-22 on lower ...
... Lower jaw projecting , with strong canine teeth . Maxilla reaching to below centre or posterior third of eye . Preopercle with serrations obsolete on lower margin . Middle opercular spine largest . Gill - rakers long , 21-22 on lower ...
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adult Agulhas Bank anal fins anterior arch arch band Biol blackish Bleeker Blkr Bloch Brit canines caudal fin caudal peduncle Caudal rounded cheek Colour compressed ctenoid Cuvier and Valenciennes dark Distribution.-Indo-Pacific dorsal and anal dorsal fin dorsal rays dorsal spines Durban Mus elongate equal to length False Bay fathoms Fische Fish Fowler genus Gilchrist and Thompson Gill Gill-membranes Gill-rakers Günther hind margin Hist Ichth Ichthyol interorbital width Lacépède Lateral line length of body length of head Length.-Up less Locality.-Natal coast lower jaw lxxvii margin of eye Maxilla reaching moderate Natal nostril opercle palatines Philad Poiss posterior preopercle preorbital Proc Profile Pyloric caeca Regan Rüppell Scales scaly serrate silvery slightly snout soft dorsal South African Museum South African species specimen spine longest spinous dorsal synonymy teeth tentacle U.S. Nat upper Ventrals vertical villiform vomer yellowish young Zool