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PISCES. 



Family I. Fistulaeiad^. 



Bones of the head projecting into a long tube, 

 at the tip of which is the small mouth. 



Centriscus (Linn.). Snipe-fish. Body ovate, 

 compressed ; two dorsals. 



C. scolopax. Fig. 278]; |- n. s. 



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Family II. Labrid^. 



Body ohlong, clothed with large scales ; one 

 dorsal, frequently with membranous appendages ; 

 lips thick and fleshy ; teeth large, conical. 



