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PISCES. 



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Fam. Mullidse. Mullets. MnUiis l>art,itnx L., red Mullet. 



Fam. Sparidae. Sea-breams, tin-tins Eondch:tn Cuv. Val. ; Pagi-Uu* 

 thriitux L. ; Chrysophrys nurtita L., Mediterranean. 



Fam. Triglidae. ( 'aft it* yoliio L.. River Bullhead or Miller's Thumb. A 

 small fish found in clear brooks and streams. It hides beneath stones, and 

 defends itself by expanding- its branchial operculum. The male undertakes the 

 care of the brood. ('. .worphis L.. Sea-scorpion; Ti-u/la rjunardux L.. Grey 



FIG. 616. Zoarces ch-ijifn-un. A, anus; T", uroo-enital opening. 



Gurnard ; D<icti/lopt<'i->/x rolitanx L., Flying Gurnard ; Uranoscopiix sealer L. 

 (Sternsehcr), Mediterranean ; Sfnrpaina jwcus L. : Tracliinm draco L. 



Fam. Sciaenidae (Umberfische). l^iiilrina. cirrltoxa L., Mediterranean ; ('<- 

 vina nigrti Salv., Mediterranean ; Scieana itqiiilla, Risso., Mediterranean. 



Fam. Scomberidae. Mackerels. Body elongated, more or less compressed, 

 sometimes very high. The skin is often silvery, and sometimes naked, sonic- 

 times covered with small scales. There are keeled bony plates :in 



FIG. 617. Lophius pisnttoriiu (after Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



especially near the lateral line. The caudal fin usually has a semilunar shape. 

 They constitute, on account of their tasteful flesh, an important object of the 

 fishing industry the Mackerel in the North Sea and the Channel, the Tunny 

 Fish in the Mediterranean, ti-oiiifa-r seomln'Hx L.. Mackerel ; Zen* falter L., tbe 

 Dory ; Tl/yiuiiix rnlijaris Cuv., Val., Tunny Fish ; Pi-lami/x xarda Bl., Mediter- 

 ranean ; Cartinj- trai-lntrux L., Horse-Mackerel, coasts of Europe; Xipkia* 

 ylad'ms L., Sword-fish ; Ecliencix imurruti-x L., Sucking-fish. 



