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copterygii), or with spinous rays (AcanthopterT/gii) , and fishes with boneless 

 branchiae (Branchiostegi). Fifty-eight genera were distributed under these 

 four heads, corresponding for the most part with those of Linnseus, whose 

 arrangement comes next in order. Tliis is based upon the position of the 

 vertical fins, or the structure of the gills. The following tabular view 

 exhibits the orders of Linnaeus, with the genera of each order, taken from 

 the thirteenth edition of 1767. 



I. Apodes. Ventral fins none. 



1. Muraena. 



2. Gymnotus. 



3. Trichiurus. 



4. Anarhichas. 



5. Ammodytes. 



6. Ophidium, 



7. Stromateus. 



8. Xiphias. 



II. JuGULAREs. Vtnti-al fins before the pectoral. 

 9. Callionymus. 11. Trachinus. 13. Blennius. 



IV. Abdominales. Ventral fins behind the pectoral. 



31. Cobitis. 37. Fistularia. 43. Mormyrus. 



32. Amia. 38. Esox. 44. Exocaetus. 



33. Silurus. 39. Elops. 45. Polynemus. 



34. Teuthis. 40. Argentina. 46. Clupea. 



35. Loricaria. 41. Atherina. 47. Cyprinus. 



36. Salmo. 42. Mugil. 



The remaining genera were arranged under the head of Amphibia, as 

 Amphibia nantes, and characterized by having fixed gills without a bony 

 structure. 



48. Petromyzon. 



49. Raja. 



52. Lophius. 



53. Acipenser. 



54. Cyclopterus. 



55. Balistes. 



V. Spieacula Composita. 



50. Squalus. 51. Chimaera. 



VI. Spiracl'la Solitaria. 



56. Ostracion. 



57. Tetraodon. 



58. Diodon. 



59. Centriscus. 



60. Syngnathus. 



61. Pegasus. 



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