FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 



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peduncle is rounded. The profile of the head is characteristic, being concave above, 

 convex below, with terminal mouth, small teeth and eyes, and gill openings of 

 moderate size. The first dorsal fin (visible only in very small specimens) is of 6 to 

 8 spines. The second dorsal and the anal below it are alike in outline, both of 9 

 to 11 rays, while the caudal is broad based and square tipped and the pectorals 



Fig. 164.— Fry, 34 millimeters. After Garman 

 LUMPFISH (.CycIoptcTUslumpus) 



are large, rounded, and so broad based that they nearly meet on the throat. The 

 ventrals are not visible as such, being altered into 6 pairs of fleshy knobs in the 

 center of the sucking disk, surrounded by a roughly circular flap of skin. The 

 entire disk, so formed, is about as wide as the width of the head and is situated 

 close behind the throat. 



