PLATE 73 
PLATE C. 
ESOX OSSEUS. 
OSSEOUS GAR FISH. 
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PISCES ABDOMINALES . 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
^lua] a ^ 0ve : mouth and throat large : jaws toothed, un- 
palat u PP er one flat, lower punctated : tongue broad, loose ; 
nea moot * 1 : e yes round, moderate, and lateral : nostrils double, 
to C ^ CS " ^*^" covers large, aperture ample, with from seven 
ra ys. Body elongated, covered with hard scales, above 
Convex and 
^ ’ compressed on the sides : lateral line straight, nearest 
and scarcely visible : dorsal and anal fin very short, and 
generally p ] aced oppos j te _ 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
AND 
Es °x Osseus 
Es °x maxilla 
Es °x Oseus. 
SYNONYMS. 
Upper jaw longer ; scales osseous. 
• Maxilla superiore longiore, squamis osseis. Linn. 
— Mus. Ad. Fr. 2. p. 101. 
superiore longiore, cauda quadrata. Art. Gen. 14. 
Syn. 27. 
Le Caiman : radiis primis serratis. Bloch, t. 390. 
^ ^ sseous s or Greater Gar Fish, is mentioned as a native of the 
eas, by Dr. Turton, in his Gmelinian System of Nature : 
