Contents vii 



CHAPTER X. 



THE SCYPHOPHORI, HAPLOMI, AND XENOMI. 



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Order Scyphophori. The Mormyridae. The Haplomi. The Pikes. The 

 Mud minnows. The Killifishes. Amblyopsidae. Kneriidae, etc. The 

 Galaxiidae. Order Xenomi 188 



CHAPTER XI. 



ACANTHOPTERYGII; SYNENTOGNATHI. 



Order Acanthopterygii, the Spiny-rayed Fishes. Suborder Synentognathi. 

 The Garfishes: Belonidae. The Flying-fishes: Exoccetidae 208 



CHAPTER XII. 



PERCESOCES AND RHEGNOPTERI. 



Suborder Percesoces. The Silversides: Atherinidae. The Mullets: Mugi- 

 lidae. The Barracudas: Sphyrsenidae. Stephanoberycidae. Crossognathi- 

 dae. Cobitopsidae. Suborder Rhegnopteri 215 



CHAPTER XIII. 



PHTHINOBRANCHII: HEMIBRANCHII, LOPHOBRANCHII, AND 

 HYPOSTOMIDES. 



Suborder Hemibranchii. The Sticklebacks: Gasterosteidae. The Aulo- 

 rhynchidae. Cornet -fishes: Fistulariidae. The Trumpet -fishes: Aulostomi- 

 dae. The Snipefishes: Macrorhamphosidae. The Shrimp-fishes: Centri- 

 scidae. The Lophobranchs. The Solenostomidae. The Pipefishes: Syn- 

 gnathidae. The Sea-horses: Hippocampus. Suborder Hypostomides, the 

 Sea-moths: Pegasidae 227 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 SALMOPERCjE AND OTHER TRANSITIONAL GROUPS- 



Suborder Salmopercae, the Trout-perches: Percopsidae. Erismatopteridae. 

 Subordei Selenichthyes, the Opahs: Lamprididae. Suborder Zeoidea. 

 Amphistiidae. The John Dories: Zeidae. Grammicolepidae 241 



CHAPTER XV. 



BERYCOIDEI. 



The Berycoid Fishes. The Alfonsinos: Berycidae. The Soldier-fishes: Holo- 

 centridae. The Polymixiidae. The Pine-cone Fishes: Monocentridae 250 



