CONTENTS, 



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Gen. 98. Acestra ..... 278 

 Sp. 205. A. cEquorea. Equoreal Pipe or Needle-fish. 



PI. XIX. . . . . 278 



206. A. anguinea. Snake Pipe or Needle-fish . 278 



207. A. ophidian. Straight-nosed Pipe-fish . 279 



208. A. lumbriciformis. Worm Pipe-fish . 279 

 Gen. 99. Hippocampus .... 280 



Sp. 209. H. hrevirostris. Short-nosed Sea-horse. 



PI. XIX. . . . .281 



Order VI. Plectognathi, or Fishes with soldered Jaws 282 



XXIV. FAMILY WITH NAKED TEETH. 



GYMNODONTIDiE. 



Gen. 100. Tetrodon . . . .283 



Sp. 210. T. Pennantii. Pennant's Globe-fish. PI. 



XX. ..... 284 



Gen. 101. Orthagoriscus . . . . • 285 



Sp. 211. 0. TOoZa. Short Sun-fish ^ 285 



212. 0. ohlongus. Oblong Sun-fish . . 286 



XXV. FAMILY OF THE FILE FISHES 



Gen. 102. Balistes 



Sp. 213. B. capriscus. European File-fish. PI. XXI. 



BALISTID^. 

 288 

 288 



SECOND SERIES. CHONDROPTERYGIAN OR 

 CARTILAGINOUS FISHES. 



XXVL FAMILY OF THE STURGEONS. STURIONID^. 



Gen 103. Acipenser. .... 291 



Sp. 214. A. sturio. Common Sturgeon . . 292 



215. A. laiirostris. Broad-nosed Sturgeon . 293 



XXVn. FAMILY OF THE CHIMjER^. CHIMiERID^. 



Gen. 104. CniMiERA ..... 295 

 Sp.216. C. monstrosa. Northern Chimaera. PL XXII. 295 



XXVIIL FAMILY OF THE SHARKS. SQUALIDiE. 

 Gen. 105. Scyllium ..... 209 

 Sp. 217. S. canicula. Small-spotted Dog-fish . 300 



218. S. catulus. Large-spotted Dog-fish . 300 



219. S. mclanostomum. Black-mouthed Dog- 



fish. PI. XXin. . . . 302 



