A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

CHAPTER II.

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THE EXTERIOR OF THE FISH.

Form of Body.--Measurement of the Fish.--The Scales or Exoskeleton.--Ctenoid and Cycloid Scales.--Placoid Scales.--Bony and Prickly Scales.--Lateral Line.--Function of the Lateral Line.--The Fins of Fishes.--Muscles. 16