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FIG. 145 - Mad-tom, Schilbeodes furiosus Jordan & Meek. Showing the poisoned pectoral spine. Family Siluridę. Neuse River.Drawing and caption from David Starr Jordan. 1905. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Vol. 2. Henry Holt and Co., New York, NY.
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