TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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List of illustrations ix 



Introduction 1 



Family Amiidae 2 



Genus Apogonichthys .„ 4 



auritus 6 



ellioti _. 10' 



striatus 11 



brachygrammus 12 



hyalinus 13 



perdix IS 



alboniarginatus 16 



carinatus 16 



melanopterus 17 



uninotatus 18 



polystigma 19 



glaga 20 



Genus Mionorus 21 



mydrus 21 



Genus Neamia 22 



octospina 22 



Genus Amia 23 



cyanotaenia 24 



nigripinnis 24 



poeciloptera 24 



Subgenus Sphaeramia 29 



Amia nematoptera 29 



orbicularis 31 



Subgenus Amia 33 



Amia taeniata 33 



rhodoptera 34 



koilomatodon 37 



bandanensis 40 



hartzf eldii 44 



cyanosoma 46 



multilineata 48 



endekataenia 50 



angustata 51 



fasciat a 51 



aroubiensis 53 



novemfasciata 56 



doederleini 58 



fusca 59 



quadrif asciata 63 



kiensis 66 



kalloptera 67 



exostigma 71 



f raenata 72 



compressa 75 



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