Title: Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum
Identifier: annalsofsouth55196970sout (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: South African Museum
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Cape Town : The Museum
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE SYSTEMATICS OF THE FISHES OF THE FAMILY GLINIDAE 79 second spine highest. Pectoral fin somewhat rounded, but upper edge fairly- straight. Inner pelvic ray about half length of other two, very slender. Caudal peduncle moderate, length 33-47% head length, depth 22-33% head length. Caudal fin subtruncate. Body moderately compressed, covered with small embedded scales extend- ing on to dorsal and caudal fin bases but not anal fin base or head, overlapping on front half of body. Depth 4-5*5 in standard length. Head 4-25-4-75 in standard length, snout rounded to bluntly conical. Eye 2-75-3-75 m head. No supraorbital tentacle. Cirrus on anterior nostril small, flaplike. Upper jaw 36-41% head length. Lips moderately thick. Vomer toothed. Sensory pores of head mostly double, many multiple pores in occipital region (fig. 31 (b)).
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Fig. 31. Pavoclinus (Pavodinus) laurentii: (a) Lateral view, male, no mm, Xora, May 1948, R.U.C.; (b) Head pore system; (c) Intromittent organ of male; (d) Lateral line. Lateral line of vertical pairs of pores or single pores opening above or below line in front to post-pectoral curve, then of short separate horizontal tubes with pore at either end (fig. 31 (d)). Intromittent organ of male with short basal portion and large, conical tip, ensheathed at base by pair of con- fluent dorso-lateral lips (fig. 31(c)). Colouring. No fresh specimens seen. Smith (1949) described the colouring as 'most variable, but beautiful and delicate colours and markings, brown, red, yellow, green, mottled and marbled.' Uniform buff to yellow preserved in alcohol.

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