F IS H. 



ous, if I did not own my obligations in this re- 

 fpect to the works of Artedi, Dr. Gronovius, 

 and Linn^us. 



It is from the laft I have copied the great fe&ions 

 of the Bony Fish into 



Apodal, Jugular, 



Thoracic, Abdominal*. 



He founds this fyftem on a comparifon of the 

 ventral fins to the feet of land animals or reptiles ; 

 and either from the want of them, or their particu- 

 lar fituation in refpedt to the other fins, eftablifhes 

 his fections. 



In order to render them perfectly intelligible, 

 it is neceiTary to refer to thofe feveral organs of 

 movement, and fome other parts, in a perfect fifh, 

 or one taken out of the three laft fections. 



The Hadock. Expl. PI. fig. 4. 



a. The pectoral fins. 



b. ventral fins. 



c. anal fins. 



d. caudal fin, or the tail. 



e. e. e. dorfal fins. 



/. bony plates that cover the gills. 



g. branchioftegous rays, and their mem- 



branes. 

 h. lateral, or fide line. 



* Vide Syft. Nat. 422. 



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