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CHAPTER XVI. 



PERCOMORPHI. 



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Suborder Percomorphi,the Mackerels and Perches. The Mackerel Tribe: Scom- 

 broidea. The True Mackerels: Scombridae. The Escolars: Gempylidae. 

 Scabbard and Cutlass-fishes: Lepidopidae and Trichiuridae. The Palaeo- 

 rhynchidae. The Sailfishes: Istiophoridae. The Swordfishes: Xiphiidae.. . . 258 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 CAVALLAS AND PAMPANOS. 



The Pam panes: Carangidae. The Papagallos: Nematistiidae. The Blue- 

 fishes: Cheilodipteridae. The Sergeant -fishes: Rachycentridae. The But- 

 ter-fishes: Stromateidae. The Ragfishes: Icosteidae. The Pomfrets: 

 Bramidae. The Dolphins: Coryphaenidae. The Menidae. The Pem- 

 pheridae. Luvaridae. The Square-tails: Tetragonuridae. The Crested 

 Bandfishes: Lophotidae 272 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



PERCOIDEA, OR PERCH-LIKE FISHES. 



Percoid Fishes. The Pirate-perches: Aphredoderidae. The Pigmy Sun- 

 fishes: Elassomidae. The Sunfishes: Centrarchidae. Crappies and Rock 

 Bass. The Black Bass. The Saleles: Kuhliidae. The True Perches: 

 Percidae. Relations of Darters to Perches. The Perches. The Darters: 

 Etheostominae 293 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 THE BASS AND THEIR RELATIVES. 



The Cardinal -fishes: Apogonidae. The Anomalopidae. The Asineopidae 

 The Robalos: Oxylabracidae. The Sea-bass: Serranidae. The Jewfishes. 

 The Groupers. The Serranos. The Flashers: Lobotidae. The Big 

 eyes: Priacanthidae. The Pentacerotidae. The Snappers: Lutianidae. 

 The Grunts: Haemulidae. The Porgies: Sparidae. The Picarels: Maenidae. 

 The Mojarras: Gerridae. The Rudder-fishes: Kyphosidae 316 



CHAPTER XX. 



THE SURMULLETS, THE CROAKERS AND THEIR RELATIVES. 



The Surmullets, or Goatfishes: Mullidae. The Croakers: Sciaenidae. The Sil- 

 laginidae, etc. The Jawfishes: Opisthognathidae, etc. The Stone-wall 

 Perch: Oplegnathidae. The Swallowers: Chiasmodontidae. The Mala- 

 canthidae. The Blanquillos: Latilidae. The Bandfishes: Cepolidae. 

 The Cirrhitidae. The Sandfishes: Trichodontidae 351 



