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 113
... pectoral fins , which are some- times , and not improperly , called wings ; since the means which these fishes use in elevating themselves are precisely the same as those employed by birds in flying . When the bladder of a fish is burst ...
... pectoral fins , which are some- times , and not improperly , called wings ; since the means which these fishes use in elevating themselves are precisely the same as those employed by birds in flying . When the bladder of a fish is burst ...
Page 114
... pectoral fins are placed ; the bones that support the ventral fins are called the ossa pelvis . Besides these there are often other small bones between the muscles to assist their motion . The sight of fishes is perhaps the most ...
... pectoral fins are placed ; the bones that support the ventral fins are called the ossa pelvis . Besides these there are often other small bones between the muscles to assist their motion . The sight of fishes is perhaps the most ...
Page 118
... fins . 2. Jugular ; with bony gills , and ventral fins before the pectoral ones . 1013. Thoracic ; with bony gills , and ventral fins placed directly under the thorax . 4. Abdominal ; with bony gills , and ventral fins placed behind the ...
... fins . 2. Jugular ; with bony gills , and ventral fins before the pectoral ones . 1013. Thoracic ; with bony gills , and ventral fins placed directly under the thorax . 4. Abdominal ; with bony gills , and ventral fins placed behind the ...
Page 119
... fins , are united . The spiracle is behind the head or the pectoral fins . There are about nine species , most of which are found only in the seas . One of these , frequents our fresh waters , and three others occasionally visit our ...
... fins , are united . The spiracle is behind the head or the pectoral fins . There are about nine species , most of which are found only in the seas . One of these , frequents our fresh waters , and three others occasionally visit our ...
Page 142
... pectoral fins for this purpose ; in somewhat the same manner as birds use their wings to rise in the air ; and this is not done with- out considerable exertion : here , therefore , they ge nerally swim with their bodies in an oblique ...
... pectoral fins for this purpose ; in somewhat the same manner as birds use their wings to rise in the air ; and this is not done with- out considerable exertion : here , therefore , they ge nerally swim with their bodies in an oblique ...
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