GENEEAL INDEX. 



[For Index to Specks, sec p. 440; and for Index to Conunon Names, see p. 443). 



Abramidina, 210 — 244; characteristics of 



family, 210 ; distribution of, ib. 

 Aliramis, 210 — 231 ; characters of genus, 210 — 



211 ; distribution of, ih. 



ballerus, description of, 218, 219; fin 



formiila, 218 ; illustration of (Fig. 121), 218 ; 

 colour of, 219 ; size of, /h. ; habits of, ib. ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. ; vertebra} of, ib. 



(blicca) bjorkna, 223—226 ; fin formula, 



223 ; distribution of, 223, 225, 226 ; descrip- 

 tion of, 223—226 ; illustration of (Fig. 124), 

 223 ; size of, 224 ; spawning of, ib. ; colour of, 

 225 ; pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 125), 225 ; 

 bastard form of, 226. 



bipunctatus, characters of, 226 — 228; 



illustration of (Fig. 127), 227: Blanchard 

 on variations in colour of, ib. ; habits of, 227, 

 228 ; distribution of, 228 ; diseases of, ib. ; 

 southern representative of, 236. 



— — brania, 211 — 215; fin formula, 211; de- 

 scription of, 211, 212; illustration of (Fig. 

 116), 210; pharjTigeal teeth of (Fig. 117), 

 211 ; size of, 212; habitat of, ib.; food of, 

 ib. ; habits of, 212, 213 ; as a food fish, 213 ; 

 spawning of, ib. ; mode of capture of, ib. ; 

 distribution of, ib.; var. vctula (Fig. 118), 

 214 ; var. geldni, 215. 



elongatus, description of, 217, 218 ; illustra- 

 tion of' (Fig. 120), 217; distribution of, 218. 



fasciatus, description of, 228, 229 ; fin 



formula, 228 ; distribution of, 228 ; colour of, 

 229. 



laskyr (Fig. 126), 225, 226 : distribution 



of, 226. 



Icuckartii, hybrid between Leuciscus ru- 



tilus and A. brama, characters of, 221, 222 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 123), 222 ; distribution 

 of, ib. ; Siebold on, ih. 



persa, 218. 



sapa, description of, 219, 220 ; fin fonnula, 



219; illustration of (Fig. 122), 220; colour 

 of, ib. ; size of, 222 ; distribution of, ib. ; 

 spawning-time of, ib. 



tenellus, 218. 



vimba, description of, 215, 216 ; fin for- 

 mula, 215; illustration of (Fig. 119), ib.; 

 colour of, 216: size of, ib.; habits of, ih.; 

 spawniiiL;- lu'vicid, ih.; distribution of, //;. 



Acantliiijitii Auii -ubiiformes of Dr. Gilntlicr, 57. 



Acantlmiitriy-ii. 11), 23—49. 



Acerina, 33 — 38 ; characters of genus, 33 ; dis- 

 tribution of genus, 33. 



cernua, 33—36 ; fin formula, 33 ; size, 33 ; 



description of, 33— 35 ; illustration of (Fig. 



12) 34 ; external characters, 33 — 35 ; internal 

 characters, 35 ; colour, ib. ; size, ib. ; distri- 

 bution of, ib. ; habits of, ib. ; food of, 36 ; 

 spawning of, ih. ; capture of, ib. ; Buckland 

 on, ib. 

 Acerina rossica, 38 ; fin formula, 38. 



schrsetzer, 36 — 38 ; description of, 36 — 



38; illustration of (Fig. 13), 37; weight of, 

 38 ; habits of, 38 ; distribution of, 38. 



Acipenseridse, 22, 381. 



Acipenser, distinctive characters of genus, 381, 

 382 ; distribution of, 383 ; habits of, ib. ; 

 fishing for, ib., 384. 



glaber, desci'iption of, 384 — 387 ; illustra- 

 tion of (Fig. 174), 385; head of (Figs. 175, 

 176), ib.; colour of, 387; distinctive pecu- 

 liarities of young of, ih. ; size of, ih. 



guldenstadtii, 399 — 402 ; local names of, 



399 ; distribution of, ih. ; illustration of (Fig. 

 189), ii. ; size of, ib.; description of, 399 — 

 401 ; head of (Figs. 190, 191), 400 ; colour of, 

 ib ; distinctive characters of young, 401, 402 ; 

 distinctive external sexual characters, 402. 



heckelii, distribution of, 400 ; size of, ih. ; 



coloiu" of, ih. ; description of, 405 — 407 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 194), 405 ; head of (Figs. 

 195, 196), 406. 



huso, 414 — 419 ; home of, 414 ; local 



names of, ib.; illustration of (Fig. 202), ib. ; 

 size and weight of, i7>.,415; migrations of, 

 415 ; description of, 415 — 417 ; head of (Figs. 

 203, 205), 416 ; hermaphrodite forms of, 418 ; 

 spawning of, ih. ; method of capture of, in 

 Danube, ib. ; preparation of caviare from roe 

 of, 418, 419 ; preparation of isinglass from 

 air-bladder of, 419 ; commercial value of, ib. 



■ latirostris of Parnell, 414. 



naccarii, description of, 402 — 404; distri- 

 bution of, 402 ; head of (Fig. 192), 403. 



nardoi, characters of, 404 ; head of 



(Fig. 192), 403. 



nasus, description of, 407 — 409 : home 



of, 407 ; colour of, ib. ; head of (Figs. 197, 

 198), 408. 



ruthenus, 388—390 ; distribution of, 388 ; 



size of, ib.; description of, 388—390; illus- 

 tration of (Fig. 177), 388 ; cranial scutes on 

 upper side of head (Fig. 178), 389 ; under 

 side of head, mouth, barbels, pores, &c. (Fig. 

 179), ib. ; exceptional largeness of mouth, ib. : 

 colour of, 390: distinctive characters of 

 young of, ib. : spawning of, ih. ; market value 

 of, ib. 



ruthenus, variety giiwUnl, distinctive 



