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Black -fish. In Europe a species of Gentrolophus ; in America a species 

 of Wrasse (tautoga) ; in Sydney, Girella cuspidata ; in Yictoria, 

 Gadopsis marmoratus. 



Blacli-head. A species of carp {Pimephales) . IS". America. 



Black-horse. Another sp. of carp. (^Sclerognathus). N. Amer. 



Black -bream. In Europe, Gantharus lineatus ; in Sydney, Chrysojphrys 

 austral is. 



Black trevally. In Sydney, Teutliis nehulosa. 



Bleek and Bleak. Alhurnus aiburnus, a carp. Europe. 



Blenny. Applied to all the species of the Blenny family. 



Blind-fish. Amhlyopsis spelceus. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. 



Blue-cod. Percis colias, New Zealand. 



Blue-fish. Temnodon saltator. America. Our " Tailor." In Sydney, 

 Girella cyanea. 



Blue groper. In Sydney, Gossyphus gouldii. 



Blue-pointer. In Sydney, Lamna glauca, a shark. 



Blue shai'k. Garcharias glaucus. Europe. 



Boar-fish. In Melbourne, Histiopterus recurvirostris ; New Zealand, 

 Cyttits austral is ; in Europe, Gapros aper, one of the Horse- 

 mackerels. 



Bogue. Box hoops. British (^Sparidce). 



Bolti or Bulti. Species of Ghromis, from African and Palestine Bivers, 

 G. andre<s is the common fish of the Biver Jordan and the Sea of 

 Galilee. 



Bonito. Thynnus pelamys, all tropical and temperate seas. 



Bony-bream. In Australia, Ghatoessus richardsonii. 



Bony-pike. Lepidosteus viridis. America, N. and Cent. 



Borer. A lamprey. Myxine glutinosa. Europe. 



Bow-fin. See Mud-fish. 



Bream, sea. In Europe applied to different species of Sparus, Pagrus, 

 Pagellus, Box, and Dentex, most commonly to Sparus auratus of 

 Britain ; in Australia, to different species of Glirysoplirys. 



Bream, river. In Europe to a carp, Ahramis hrama ; America, A. 

 americanus. 



Brill. Bhomhus Icsvis, Britain ; New Zealand, Pseudorliomhus scajjhus. 



Brook-trout. Salmo fontinalis. America. 



Bullahoo. In Sydney, native name for garfish. 



Bulls-eye. In Sydney, Priacanilms macr acanthus. 



Bull-head. Gottus gobio. Europe. 



Bull-head, Sea. Gottus scorpio. Europe and America. 



Bull-rout. Gentropogon rohustus. Hunter Biver, N.S.W. 



Burbot and Burbolt. Bota vulgaris. Europe and America. 



Burton-skate, Baiia marginata, a ray. Britain. 



Butter-fish. Gentronotus gunellus, a blenny, Britain ; in Australia, 

 Oligorus mitchelUi ; in New Zealand, Goridodax pullus. 



Butterfly-fish. G aster ochisina melampus, New Zealand. 



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Capelin. Mallotus villosus, Arctic. (Salmonidee.) 



Caribe. Serrasalmo scapularis. Tropical American rivers. The name 

 is applied to other genera of the family of Chaeacinid^, which 

 replaces the Cyprinoids. Small, but very voracious. 



Carmoot. A species of Glarias (Silueid^). Biver Nile. 



