Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 21The Museum, 1927 - Natual history |
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... base of the caudal fin . The tail is sometimes included , but only where specifically stated . The depth of the body is the greatest distance from the back to the belly , sometimes immedi- ately behind the head , sometimes further ...
... base of the caudal fin . The tail is sometimes included , but only where specifically stated . The depth of the body is the greatest distance from the back to the belly , sometimes immedi- ately behind the head , sometimes further ...
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... base of pectoral . form . Length . - Up to 1000 mm . Pectoral falci- Colour . - Grey , whitish below ; ends of all the fins black . Locality . - Cape and Natal seas . Distribution . - Indian Ocean to S. Pacific . Mr. R. Robinson records ...
... base of pectoral . form . Length . - Up to 1000 mm . Pectoral falci- Colour . - Grey , whitish below ; ends of all the fins black . Locality . - Cape and Natal seas . Distribution . - Indian Ocean to S. Pacific . Mr. R. Robinson records ...
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... base of anal more than its distance from caudal b . Length of base of anal less than its distance from caudal . edwardsi . regani . i . Short labial folds in both jaws ii . No labial folds . B. Cirrus on one or both nasal flaps ...
... base of anal more than its distance from caudal b . Length of base of anal less than its distance from caudal . edwardsi . regani . i . Short labial folds in both jaws ii . No labial folds . B. Cirrus on one or both nasal flaps ...
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... Base of anal greater than its distance from caudal . Length . - Up to 950 mm . Colour . - Buff or light grey , with longitudinal blackish bands , a medio - dorsal and 2-3 lateral ones ; pupil black , iris same colour as body . Locality ...
... Base of anal greater than its distance from caudal . Length . - Up to 950 mm . Colour . - Buff or light grey , with longitudinal blackish bands , a medio - dorsal and 2-3 lateral ones ; pupil black , iris same colour as body . Locality ...
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... base of pelvics , base distance from 2nd dorsal , which is larger than 1st , originates above posterior third of base of anal , and whose base is 1 in its distance from caudal . Length of base of anal twice ( 23 in young ) base of 1st ...
... base of pelvics , base distance from 2nd dorsal , which is larger than 1st , originates above posterior third of base of anal , and whose base is 1 in its distance from caudal . Length of base of anal twice ( 23 in young ) base of 1st ...
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1st dorsal absent adult Agulhas Bank Air-bladder anal fins arch band Barbel Biol blackish Bleeker Branchiostegals Brit canines Cape caudal fin caudal peduncle Colour Colour.-Silvery compressed ctenoid Cuvier and Valenciennes cycloid dark Delagoa Bay Depth of body dorsal and anal dorsal fin Dorsal spines Durban Mus fathoms Fish genus Gilchrist and Thompson Gill Gill-membranes Gill-rakers gill-slits Günther hind margin Hist Ichthyol interorbital width Jordan Lacépède Lateral line length of body length of head Length.-Up Locality.-Natal coast Locality.-Off lower jaw margin of eye Maxilla Maxilla reaching mouth Natal nostril opercle palatine Photophores Plate Poiss posterior premaxilla preopercle preorbital Proc Pseudobranchiae Pyloric caeca Regan Scales scaly serrated silvery slightly snout soft dorsal South African Museum South African species specimens spinous dorsal spots Surv synonymy tail teeth U.S. Nat upper jaw vent vertical villiform vomer Zool