The new encyclopædia Britannica: in 30 volumes |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 8
Page 186
... salmoniforms are among the most striking and strange ones found in the animal king- dom . Size range . The largest of the salmoniform fishes are members of the salmonidae and include the Pacific king salmon ( Onchorhynchus tshawytscha ) ...
... salmoniforms are among the most striking and strange ones found in the animal king- dom . Size range . The largest of the salmoniform fishes are members of the salmonidae and include the Pacific king salmon ( Onchorhynchus tshawytscha ) ...
Page 188
... salmoniform fishes of the suborders Stomiatoidei , Alepocephaloidei , and Myctophoidei . Homing by trout and salmon Abun- dance of deep - sea species The lateral line. silver hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus viperfish Chauliodus ...
... salmoniform fishes of the suborders Stomiatoidei , Alepocephaloidei , and Myctophoidei . Homing by trout and salmon Abun- dance of deep - sea species The lateral line. silver hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus viperfish Chauliodus ...
Page 190
... salmoniform fishes lack the duct , and several deep - sea marine species lack a swim bladder altogether . Departures from the generalized body plan . From the primitive body plan exemplified by the trouts , it is possi- ble to derive ...
... salmoniform fishes lack the duct , and several deep - sea marine species lack a swim bladder altogether . Departures from the generalized body plan . From the primitive body plan exemplified by the trouts , it is possi- ble to derive ...
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa agriculture American ancient areas army became BIBLIOGRAPHY carpels carpets central centre Christian church communication culture Danish death Denmark dunes early east eastern economic endosperm established Europe European feet Finland fishes flowers forces French fruit genera genus German Iceland important industry Intelsat islands kilometres king land lizards major ment metres miles military Moscow nobility northern Norway organization ovary ovules party peasants percent period petals pitcher pitcher plant plants political population production reforms region reign religion religious republic ritual river Rugby Russian S.F.S.R. Rwanda sacred sacrifice saga sail saints salmoniform salt domes sand sandstones Santalales São Paulo Sarmatians satellite satire Saxifragales sepals ships shrubs social southern Soviet Union species Stalin stamens structure Sweden Swedish taxes territory tion trade traditional trans trees tropical Western