SPTNY-FINNED FISHES. 



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which have these fins very large, and several long 

 supplementary rays in front of them. 



PTERACLIS. 



The following seventeen Families of* Acanthop- 

 terygian Fishes are enumerated in the synopsis of 

 the Prince of Canino, who gives the affixed num- 

 ber of species known (in 1831) to belong to each. 



1 Percadse 483 



2 Sphvraenadae 15 



3 Muilidae 42 



4 Trigladae 164 



5 Sciaenadae 231 



6 Sparidae 158 



7 McEnadce 43 



8 Chffitodontidas .... 157 



9 Scombridae 262 



SP. 



10 Cepoladae ^ 14 



11 Teuthidid^ 60 



12 Ophiocephalidae. ... 40 



1 3 Mugilidffi 52 



14 Gobiadae 173 



15 Lophiadae 40 



16 Labrids 283 



17 Fistulariadae 15 



Total 2232 



