Ichthyotomical Contributions: The structure of the Aulostomidae, Syngnathidae and Solenostomidae

abdominal vertebræ absent air-bladder anal fin articular Aulostoma basibranchials basioccipital branch branchial skeleton branchiostegal rays canal cartilage cartilaginous caudal fin caudal vertebræ clavicle coalesced connected coracoid cranial crest cyanopterus dermal developed distal dorsal fin DUMÉRIL elongated entopterygoid epibranchial epihyal epiotics exoccipital filament fin-rays fishes Fistularia foramen foremost front end genera gill-rakers gills glossohyal GÜNTHER 16 Hippocampus hyoid hyomandibular hypobranchial inferior infraorbitals interneurals interoperculum interspinous bones intestine joined lateral line laterally compressed left side ligament longitudinal Lophobranchii lower median mesethmoid metapterygoid nasal Nerophis nuchal plates opercular operculum ossified ossified tendons outer face palatine paradoxus parasphenoid pectoral fin petimba pharyngeals pharyngobranchial posterior end posttemporal preoperculum preorbital prootic pterotic pterygials quadrate scapular scutes short shoulder-girdle Siphonostoma typhle skull slender snout Solenostomus species specimens spine spinous processes structure suboperculum supraoccipital suspensory suture symplectic Syngnathids Syngnathus tabacaria teeth transverse processes urohyal ventral vertebræ vertebral column vomer