A History of Fishes |
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air-bladder anal fins animals appearance become body bones Bony Fishes Bow-fin breeding canal Carp cartilage Cat-fishes caudal fin Cichlids coast colour connected Cyprinids Cyprinodonts denticles dermal denticles described Dog-fish dorsal and anal dorsal fin eggs embryo example eyes female fertilisation File-fish fisheries fishes living Flat-fishes fossil fresh-water fishes genera genus gill-openings gills habits hatched head important inches includes jaws known Labridae Lampreys large number larvae lateral line length less lobe lower Lung-fishes Mackerel male marine membrane millimetres modified mouth movements muscles nerves nest North America oceanic organs Ostariophysi pair pectoral fins pelagic pelvic fins Perch Pike placed Plaice plates primitive Rays region rivers round Salmon scales Selachians Sharks shoals side similar skin skull snout spawning specialised species specimens spines structure sub-class surface swimming tail teeth Trout upper vertebral column vertebrates