The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 270
... anal fins : probably they swim by undulating these fins rather than by flexing the body . This slow , stealthy mode of swim- ming , coupled with their highly protrusile mouths , adapts them for stalking and engulfing prey . Lumines ...
... anal fins : probably they swim by undulating these fins rather than by flexing the body . This slow , stealthy mode of swim- ming , coupled with their highly protrusile mouths , adapts them for stalking and engulfing prey . Lumines ...
Page 272
... anal , and pelvic fins ; bony contact between the pelvic and pectoral girdles ; and the short , deep trunk , with about 25 vertebrae . The more general- ized beryciforms ( holocentrids , trachichthyids , and bery- cids ) exhibit all of ...
... anal , and pelvic fins ; bony contact between the pelvic and pectoral girdles ; and the short , deep trunk , with about 25 vertebrae . The more general- ized beryciforms ( holocentrids , trachichthyids , and bery- cids ) exhibit all of ...
Page 273
... fins without spines , bathypelagic , world- wide . Family Barbourisiidae ( whale fishes ) No fin spines , scales ... anal fin , jaws toothed . Length to 1.2 m ; epipelagic . Worldwide in warm seas . Family Lophotidae ( unicorn fishes ) Scales ...
... fins without spines , bathypelagic , world- wide . Family Barbourisiidae ( whale fishes ) No fin spines , scales ... anal fin , jaws toothed . Length to 1.2 m ; epipelagic . Worldwide in warm seas . Family Lophotidae ( unicorn fishes ) Scales ...
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