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ONTOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES- AHLSTROM SYMPOSIUM 



Table 48. Summary of Meristic Characters for Adults of Certain Stomiiform Fishes. 



Table 49. Position of the Dorsal and Anal Fin and Condition of the Adipose Fin in Certain Stomiiform Fishes. 



Dorsal &n position 



Genus 



Adipose fin 



Anal origin in advance of dorsal fin. Dorsal origin 



opposite 5th or 6th anal ray 

 Anal origin opposite dorsal origin 

 Anal origin opposite last dorsal fin ray 



Anal origin well in advance of dorsal by 9 rays 



Anal origin opposite dorsal fin or slightly behind 



Anal origin behind dorsal fin 



Anal origin beneath 5th ray or behind dorsal 

 fin 



Anal origin opposite or 3-4 rays in advance of 

 dorsal origin 



Anal origin behind dorsal fin by a space = '/2 dor- 

 sal base 



Anal origin beneath 3rd from last or last dorsal 

 fin ray 



Anal origin beneath 5th dorsal fin ray 



Anal origin beneath last dorsal fin ray 



Anal origin behind dorsal fin 



Anal origin beneath 3rd dorsal fin ray 



Anal origin usually beneath middle of dorsal fin 



Anal origin beneath end of dorsal fin 



Anal origin in advance of dorsal. Dorsal origin 



above 5th anal ray 

 Anal ongin opposite dorsal origin 

 Anal origin beneath end of dorsal fin 

 Anal origin in advance of dorsal origin by 3 or 4 



rays 

 Anal origin 1 or 2 rays in advance of dorsal origin 

 Anal ongin beneath middle of dorsal fin 

 Anal origin behind middle of dorsal fin by dis- 

 tance about = dorsal base 

 Anal origin beneath middle of dorsal fin 



Anal opposite dorsal at 8 mm, adult 



position at 1 1 m 

 Anal origin opposite dorsal origin 

 Anal origin behind dorsal fin 



Same as adult 

 Same as adult 

 Same as adult 

 Anal origin beneath end of or behind 



dorsal fin 

 Same as adult 



Anal origin behind dorsal fin 

 Unknown 



Araiophos 



Argyripnus 

 Argyropelecus 



Bonapartia 

 Cydothone 

 Danaphos 

 Diplophos 



Gonostoma 



Ichthyococcus 



Manducus 



Margrethia 

 Maurolicus 



Photichthys 

 Pollichlhys 



Polyipnus 



Polymetme 

 Sonoda 



Sternoptyx 

 Triplophos 

 Thorophos 



Valenciennellm 



Vinciguerria 



Woodsia 



Yarella 



Present or ab- 

 sent 



Present 



Present or ab- 

 sent 



Absent 



Absent 



Absent 



Absent 



Present or ab- 

 sent 

 Present 



Absent 



Same as adult 



Absent 



