432 



(iENEKAL IXDKX. 



characters of, 391 ; illustration of (Fif?. 180J, 

 ill. ; head of (Figs. 181, 182), 392 ; distribution 

 of, 393. 

 Aciponser schypa, 396—398; distribution of, 



396 ; description of, 397, 398 ; illustration of 

 (?'ig. 186), 396 ; head of (Figs. 187, 188), 



397 ; coloui- of, 398 ; distinctive characters of 

 293 ; young, ib. 



stellatus, description of, 393—396 ; distri- 

 bution of, 393 ; illustration of (Fig. 183), ib. ; 

 value as a food fish, ib. ; head of (Figs. 184, 

 185), 394 ; colour of, 395 ; young of, 396. 



bturio, 409 — 414 ; local names of, 409; 



wide distribution of, ib. ; variability of type, 



410 ; illustration of (Fig. 199), ib. ; descrip- 

 tion of, 410—412 ; head of (Figs. 200, 201), 



411 ; colour of, 412; size of, ib-, food of, ib. ; 

 spawning of, 413; a royal fish, ib. ; flesh 

 of, ib. 



sturio, var. latirostrin of Parnell, 414. 



Acipenseridije, 381 — 419. 

 Agonostoma, 69. 



Albnrnns, 232 — 239 ; characters of genus, 232 ; 

 distribution of, ib. 



alburnellus, description of, 236 ; fin for- 

 mula, ih.\ illustration of (Fig. 133), ih.; 

 distribution of, ib. Var. fracchia (Fig. 134), 

 236, 237. 



breviceps, 235. 



chalcoides, description of, 239 ; fin for- 

 mula, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; use of, for 

 food, ih. 



fabrffii (Blanchard), 235. 



fracchia, 236. 



• lacustris, 235. 



lucidus, 232—235 ; fin formula, 232 ; dis- 

 tribution of, ih. ; description of, 232, 233 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 131), 233 ; colour of, ih. ; 

 habits of, ih. ; spawning of, ib. et seq. ; para- 

 sites of, 234 ; imitation pearls prepared from 

 scales of, ib. ; var. lacustris, 235 ; var. brevi- 

 ceps (Fig. 132), 235. 



mento, 237 — 239 ; fin formida, 237 ; 



description of, ib. ct seq. ; illustiation of 

 (Fig. 135), 238; size and colour of, ib.; 

 Meckel and Kner on mode of deposition of 

 spawn by, 239 ; as a food fish, ih. 



mirandella (Blanchard), 235. 



Anacanthini, 2, 19, 82- 89. 



Anatomy of fish, see Fish Structure. 



Anguilla, distinctive characters of genus, 372, 

 373 ; distribution of, 373. 



eurystoma, 380 ; home of, //;. ; description 



of, ih.\ illustration of (Fig. 173), ib. 



latirostris, 379. 



vulgaris, 373 — 380 ; local names of, 373 ; 



size of, 373, 374; illustration of (Fig. 172), 

 374; peculiar scales of, 375 ; intei'nal anatomy 

 of, ih. ; habits of, ih., 376 ; voracity of, ih. ; 

 tenacity of life in, 376 ; domestication of, ih. ; 

 reproduction in, /7y. ; eggs of , 378; migration 

 of young, ih. ; method of capture, 379 ; fiesh 

 of, ih. ; enemies of, ih. ; distribution of, ih. 



Aspius, 229 — 231, characters of genus, 229 ; 

 distribution of, ih. 



rapax, dcscrijition of, 230, 231 : illuhtra- 



tion of (Fig. 128), 230; jjliaryngcal teeth of 

 (Fig. 129), 231 ; habitat of, ///. ; foid of, ib. ; 



deposition of ppawn upon .stones, //;. ; mode 

 of capture, ih. ; distribution of. ih. 



Aspro, 44 — 49; generic characters, 44. 



streber, 48,49 ; distribution of, 48 ; spawn- 

 ing period, 48 ; size of, 49 ; habits of, 49. 



vulgaris, 46—48 ; characters of, 46—48 ; 



distribution of, 47, 48; illustration of (Fig. 

 17), 47; characters of spine, ib.\ eggs of, 48; 

 habitat of, 48 ; superstitions concerning, 48. 



zingel, 44—46; description of, 44 — 46; 



illustration of (Fig. 16), 45; colour of, 46 ; 

 spines and scales as protecting organs, ib. ; 

 size of, ib. ; flesh of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; 

 period of spawning, ib. 



Atherina boyeri, 66. 

 hepsetus, 66. 



lacustris, 67, 68 ; fin formula, 67 ; de- 

 scription of, 67, 68 ; distribution of, 68. 



mocho, 66. 



presbyter, 66. 



Atherinida^, 19, 06 — 68; characters of family, 



Q,<3. 



Aulopj'ge, 125 — 128; description of, 125; 

 limited distribution of, ih. 



hiigelii, description of, 125 — 128; illustra- 

 tion of female (Fig. 51), 126 ; of male (Fig. 

 54), 127 ; under side of head of female (P'ig. 

 52), 126 ; lateral line and skin, showing pig- 

 ment spots (Fig. 53), //;. ; remarkable con- 

 dition of anal aperture in female, ih. ; varia- 

 tions in size of sexes, 127 ; modifications of 

 internal anatomy, 127, 128; pharyngeal teeth 

 of (Fig. 55), 128. 



Barbus, 113 — 125 ; diversity of distribution of 

 genus, 113, 114; characters of, 113, 114; 

 Gunther on limitation of species of, 113, 114; 

 diagnosis of genus, 1 14 ; division of into three 

 sections, 114. 



bocagei, description of, 122, 123 ; distri- 

 bution of, 123 ; bastard form of. 125. 



caninus, 119, 120; fin formula, 119; dc- 



.scription of, 119, 120; illustration of (Fig. 

 49), 119; distribution of, 120. 



chalybeatus, description of, 124, 125 ; 



Steindachner on hybrids of, 125. 



comiza, 121, 122; fin formula. 121; de- 

 scription of, 121, 122 ; Steindachner on 

 crosses of, 122, 125. 



eques (Fig. 48), 118. 



petenyi, 120 — 121 ; fin formula, 120 ; de- 

 scription of, 120, 121 ; illustration of (Fig. 

 50), 120 ; distribution of, 121. 



■ plebejus, 118— 119 ; fin formula, 118 ; dis- 

 tribution of, 118; description of, 118,119; 

 illustration of (Fig. 47), 118; variety eques 

 (Fig. 48), 118. 



sclateri, description of, 123, 121 : fin 



formula, 123; home of, ih. 



vulgaris, 114 — 117; fin formula, 114; 



description of, 115,116; illustration of (Fig. 

 46), 115; pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 45), 114 ; 

 size of, 116; habits of, ib. \ food of, ib.; 

 spawning of, 116, 117; reputed poisonous cha- 

 ra(;ter of loe, 117 ; flesh of, ib. ; prejudice of 

 Thames and other anglers against, ib. ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. 



