CATALOGUE 



OP 



FISHES. 



Subclass I. TELEOSTEI. 



{CONTINUED.) 



Order 11. 

 ACANTHOPTERYGII PHARYNGOGNATHL 



The inferior pharyngeal bones are coalesced, with 

 or without a median longitudinal suture. Part of the 

 rays of the dorsal, anal and ventral fins not articu- 

 lated, forming spines. Air-bladder without pneumatic 

 duct. 



Cfr. Miiller, in Berl. Abhandl. 184*, p. 166. 



Synopsis of tfie Families. 



Pseudobranchiae present ; gilla three and 



a half; scales ctenoid 1. PomacentridaB, p. 2. 



Pseudobranchiae present ; gOls three and 



a half; scales cycloid 2. Labridse, p. 65, 



Pseudobranchiae present ; gills four ; scales 



cycloid , anal rays numeroiis 3. Embiotocidae, p. 244. 



Pseudobranchiae present ; gills four ; anal 



rays in small number 4. Gerridae, p. 252. 



Pseudobranchiae none 5. Chromides, p. 264. 



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