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DOG-FISHES— Squalidae. 



Horned Dogfish, Sqtiolus acanthius 6 months 



SKATES— Rajidae. 



Common Skate. Raja erlnacea 2 years 



Big Skate, R. ocellata 6 months 



Barndoor Skate, R. laevis 8 months 



ELECTRIC RAYS— Narcobatidae. 



Torpedo or Electric Ray, Tetronarce occidentalis (Re- 

 ceived in poor condition) 2 weeks 



STING RAYS— Dasyatidae. 



Sting Ray or Stingaree, Dasyatis centrura 3 months 



Butter-fly ray, Pteroplatea mad lira 7 months 



EAGLE RAYS — ISIvliobatidae. 



Cow-nosed Ray, Rhinoptera honasus 5 months 



GANOIDS. 



(Fishes with Plates) 



STURGEONS— ACIPENSERIDAE. 



*Common Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 6 years 



*Short-noscd Sturgeon, A. brevirostrum 7 years 



TELEOSTS. 



(Bony Fishes) 

 CATFISHES— SiLrRiDAE. 



Gaff-topsail Catfish, Felichthys 7nariuus 2 years 



Sea Catfish, Hcjauematichthi/s felis (still living) 7 years 



CONGER EELS— Leptocephalidae. 



Conger Eel, Leptocephalus conger 1 year 



TARPONS— Elopidae. 



Tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus 2 months 



Big-Eyed Herring or Tenpounder. Elops saurus 1 week 



LADY-FISHES— Albulidae. 



Bone Fish, Albula vulpes 



HERRINGS, Clupeidae. 



*Hickory Shad, Pomolobus mediocris 10 months 



*Alewife, P. pseudoharengus 2 months 



*Glut Herring, P. aestivalis 2 months 



*Shad, Alosa sapidissima 2 months 



*Thread Herring, Opisthonema oglinum A few days 



^lenhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus 2 years 



ANCHOVIES— ENrxRAULIDIDAE. 



Anchovy, Stolephorus mitchilli 1 year 



* Found also in fresh water. 



