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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... fishes . In addition to the Atheriniformes , this article will treat the three smaller related orders Beryciformes , Zeiformes , and Lampridiformes , the most primitive groups of the super- order Acanthopterygii or spiny - finned fishes ...
... fishes . In addition to the Atheriniformes , this article will treat the three smaller related orders Beryciformes , Zeiformes , and Lampridiformes , the most primitive groups of the super- order Acanthopterygii or spiny - finned fishes ...
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... fishes ) Abundant deepwater open ocean fishes , worldwide ; soft- bodied and black . Fossils in the Miocene . Family Gibberichthyidae As Melamphaeidae but with stronger fin spines . Atlantic , 1 or 2 genera . Family Rondeletiidae ( whale ...
... fishes ) Abundant deepwater open ocean fishes , worldwide ; soft- bodied and black . Fossils in the Miocene . Family Gibberichthyidae As Melamphaeidae but with stronger fin spines . Atlantic , 1 or 2 genera . Family Rondeletiidae ( whale ...
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... fishes . Fre- quently , the underwater environment is either devoid of light or turbid because of suspended matter . It is not sur- prising therefore , that some modern fish species have also evolved methods for sensing electric fields ...
... fishes . Fre- quently , the underwater environment is either devoid of light or turbid because of suspended matter . It is not sur- prising therefore , that some modern fish species have also evolved methods for sensing electric fields ...
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