134 FISHES. 



appended by its vessels and a fold of the peritoneum to the 

 pyloric bend of the stomach or the beginning of the intestine. 



Fig. 57. — Upper part of Intestine of Ceratodus. The anterior wall of the 

 intestine is opened, the liver (c) and gall-bladder (e) being dravm forward. A 

 slit is made at n, through which part of the next compartment of the spirally 

 wound intestine may be seen. 



e', Mouth of ductus choledochus ; /, stomach ; i, adipose agglomeration ; I, first 

 compartment of intestinal spire ; m, spleen ; oe, lower part of oesophagus, 

 opened ; p, double pyloric fold ; q q, glandular patches. 



