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CHAPTER V. 



SALMONID^E (Continued). 



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Salmo, the Trout and Atlantic Salmon. The Atlantic Salmon. The Ouan- 

 aniche. The Black -spotted Trout. The Trout of Western America. Cut- 

 throat or Red-throated Trout. Hucho, the Huchen. Salvelinus, the Charr. 

 Cristivomer, the Great Lake Trout. The Ayu, or Sweetfish. Cormo- 

 rant-fishing. Fossil Salmonidae 89 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE GRAYLING AND THE SMELT. 



The Grayling, or Thymallidae. The Argentinidae. The Microstomidae. The 

 Salangidae, or Icefishes. The Haplochitonidae. Stomiatidae. Suborder 

 Iniomi, the Lantern -fishes. Aulopidae. The Lizard-fishes. Ipnopidae. 

 Rondeletiidae. Myctophidae. Chirothricidae. Maurolicidae. The 

 Lancet -fishes. The Sternoptychidae. Order Lyopomi 120 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE APODES, OR EEL-LIKE FISHES. 



The Eels. Order Symbranchia. Order Apodes, or True Eels. Suborder 

 Archencheli. Suborder Enchelycephali. Family Anguillidae. Reproduc- 

 tion of the Eel. Food of the Eel. Larva of the Eel. Species of Eels. 

 Pug-nosed Eels. Conger-eels. The Snake-eels. Suborder Colocephali, 

 or Morays. Family Moringuidae. Order Carencheli, the Long-necked 

 Eels. Order Lyomeri or Gulpers. Order Heteromi 139 



CHAPTER VIII. 



SERIES OSTARIOPHYSI. 



Ostariophysi. The Heterognathi. The Eventognathi. The Cyprinidae. 

 Species of Dace and Shiner. Chubs of the Pacific Slope. The Carp and 

 Goldfish. The Catostomidae. Fossil Cyprinidae. The Loaches 159 



CHAPTER IX. 

 THE NEMATOGNATHI, OR CATFISHES. 



The Nematognathi. Families of Nematognathi. The Siluridae. The Sea 

 Catfish. The Channel Cats. Horned Pout. The Mad-toms. The Old 

 World Catfishes. The Sisoridae. The Plotosidae. The Chlariidae. The 

 Hypophthalmidae or Pygidiidae. The Loricariidae. The Callichthyidae. 

 Fossil Catfishes. Order Gymnonoti 177 



