Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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Page 148
... dorsal fin and the head , are several sharp spines . The species , which are not very numerous , are dispersed over various parts of the world , some in- habiting the fresh waters , and others being confined to the ocean . The manners ...
... dorsal fin and the head , are several sharp spines . The species , which are not very numerous , are dispersed over various parts of the world , some in- habiting the fresh waters , and others being confined to the ocean . The manners ...
Page 151
... dorsal fin and the tail there are several small or spurious fins . THE COMMON MACKRELT . The Mackrel , when alive , from the elegance of * Penn . Brit . Zool . iii . 261 . + SYNONYMS . - Scomber scomber . Linn . - Mackrell or Mackarel ...
... dorsal fin and the tail there are several small or spurious fins . THE COMMON MACKRELT . The Mackrel , when alive , from the elegance of * Penn . Brit . Zool . iii . 261 . + SYNONYMS . - Scomber scomber . Linn . - Mackrell or Mackarel ...
Page 155
... fins between the dorsal fin and the tail ( which mark the species ) are from eight to eleven in number . On the coasts of Sicily , as well as in several other parts of the Mediterranean , there are now very considerable Thunny fisheries ...
... fins between the dorsal fin and the tail ( which mark the species ) are from eight to eleven in number . On the coasts of Sicily , as well as in several other parts of the Mediterranean , there are now very considerable Thunny fisheries ...
Page 157
... dorsal fin is spinous , and the second ( except in a single species ) is soft . THE COMMON PERCH * . These Perch are gregarious ; and , contrary to the nature of nearly all fresh - water fish that swim in shoals , they are so voracious ...
... dorsal fin is spinous , and the second ( except in a single species ) is soft . THE COMMON PERCH * . These Perch are gregarious ; and , contrary to the nature of nearly all fresh - water fish that swim in shoals , they are so voracious ...
Page 169
... dorsal fin is situated near the tail , and generally opposite to the anal fin . THE COMMON PIKE * . These fish are found in considerable plenty in most of the lakes in Europe , Lapland , and the northern parts of Persia , where they ...
... dorsal fin is situated near the tail , and generally opposite to the anal fin . THE COMMON PIKE * . These fish are found in considerable plenty in most of the lakes in Europe , Lapland , and the northern parts of Persia , where they ...
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