Contents — Cont. Page 



Ophidiidae — brotulas and cusk eels 13 



Zoarcidae — eelpouts 13 



Macrouridae — rattails 15 



Scomberesocidae — sauries 15 



Melamphaeidae — melamphids, bigscales 15 



Anoplogasteridae 16 



Zeidae — dories 16 



Lampridae — opahs 16 



Trachipteridae — ribbonfishes 16 



Gasterosteidae — sticklebacks 16 



Aulorhynchidae — tubesnouts 16 



Syngnathidae — pipefishes, sea horses 16 



Scorpaenidae — scorpionfishes and rockfishes 16 



Hexagrammidae — greenlings 19 



Anoplopomatidae — sablefishes 19 



Cottidae — sculpins 19 



Psychrolutidae 26 



Agonidae — poachers and alligatorfishes 26 



Cyclopteridae — lunipfishes and snailfishes 28 



Carangidae — jacks, scads, and pompanos 32 



Bramidae — pomfrets 32 



Caristiidae — manefishes 32 



Sciaenidae — drums 32 



Pentacerotidae — boarfishes 32 



Embiotocidae — surfperches 32 



Sphyraenidae — barracudas 33 



Trichodontidae — sandfishes 33 



Bathymasteridae — ronquils 33 



Anarhichadidae — wolffishes 33 



Stichaeidae — pricklebacks 34 



Ptilichthyidae — quillfishes 35 



Pholididae — gunnels 35 



Scytalinidae — gravel divers 36 



Zaproridae — prowfishes 36 



Icosteidae — ragfishes 36 



Ammodytidae — sand lances 36 



Trichiuridae — cutlassfishes 36 



Scombridae — mackerels and tunas 36 



Centrolophidae — rudderfishes 37 



Tetragonuridae — squaretails 37 



Bothidae — lefteye flounders 37 



Pleuronectidae — righteye flounders 37 



Molidae — ocean sunfish 39 



Literature cited 39 



Index to scientific and common names of families 46 



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