PHAKYXGOGXATHI, OR GAKS, ETC. 



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 i 



Conner, CUnoMirus Bur- 

 gall, C. & V. 

 Fro. 340. 



and Flying-fishes, etc., have the bones FlG - 



known as the lower pharyngeals unit- 

 ed so as to form one bone ; and hence 

 the name of this group. 



The Gars, in their general 

 form, remind us of the Gar- 

 pikes, which we have seen 

 belong to the Ganoids ; but 

 they are not at all related to 

 those fishes. The Gars are 

 one to two feet in length, and 

 are remarkable for their form Gar-fish, Beione. tmncata, Le sueur. 

 and for the green color of their bones. 



The Flying-fishes have an excessive development of the 

 pectorals, which enable the possessors to support themselves 

 in the air for a few moments. These fishes are found in 

 all warm and temperate seas, and there are many species 

 from three to twelve inches in length. 



FIG. 341. 



Flyi'ip-flsh, Exnccrtus. 



