FISHES, abdominal. 47- 
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47. ESOX. Head dhovc : mouth ^nd, 
throat large : jaws toothed, ungual, 
the upper flat, the lower punctate * 
tongue broad, loofe : palate Iraooth : 
eyes round, moderate, lateral : nojtrits 
double, near the eyes: gilUovers 
large • the aperture ample ; the mem- 
brane 7— 12-rayed: body elongated, 
coated with hard Icales, above con- 
vex, and comprefled at the fides : 
lateral line ftraight, nearer the back, 
hardly viflble ; dorjal and anal hns 
very Ihort, and (moftly) oppofite^,^ 
'^yrccna. Dorfal fins 2, the firft fpinous. 
Inhabits the Mediterranean. 
Dorf, 5, 10: pea. 12 : vent. 6 : 
an. io: caud. 17 rays. 
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eus. 
Upper jaw longer; fcaleebony; .all 
Inhabits North America, Afia and is rarely found on the Sujfex 
coaft • fcales imbricate, rhombic, thofe on the back rounded 
and retufe ; body long and fmall ; 2 feet long. 
Lower jaw ending before the eyes; the antenor ray of each 
fin w/th a double row of teeth ; ins yellow ; dorfal fin be- 
hind the anal. 
Dorf.&'. pect. 11 : vent. ,6 : an. 5: caud. 12 rays. 
'^^idis. 
Green ; lower jaw longer ; fcales thin- 
Inhabits rivers of Carolina. 
Dorfal and anal fins exaaiy oppofite ; fcales diftin 
Doif. It: pea. 11 : vent. 6; tt«. 17 = 
