Fishes of the World

absent adipose fin adults Africa anal fin ANTARCTIC ARCTIC areas Atlantic Australia barbels body bone brackish branched branchiostegal rays Bull CAPRICORN caudal fin characters CIRCLE classification closely compressed continuous cycloid derived developed Distribution dorsal and anal dorsal fin eastern eight elongate EQUATOR extending eyes Family fin rays fishes five fossil four freshwater genera e.g. genus gill openings given gives head Indian known lack lateral line living lower Marine maxilla Maximum length mouth nine North occur oceans Order organ origin Pacific pairs pectoral fin pelvic fins placed plates present primarily primitive probably rarely recognized region relationships relatively Rosen scales seas separate seven short side similar single snout soft rays South America southern species spines SUBFAMILY Suborder swim bladder tail teeth teleosts Three genera TRIBE tropical usually vertebrae western Zealand Zool