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the Quinnat Salmon.—The Parent-stream Theory.—The Jadgeska 
Hatchery.—Salmon-packing.—Salmo, the Trout and Atlantic Salmon. 
—The Atlantic Salmon.—The Ouananiche.—The Black-spotted Trout. 
—The Trout of Western America.—Cut-throat or Red-throated Trout. 
—Hucho, the Huchen.—Salvelinus, the Charr.—Cristivomer, the Great 
Lake Trout.—The Ayu, or Sweetfish—Cormorant-fishing.—Fossil 
RSEVEETI ONG Chee Octo ote orci n shayeh aberrant er ae tceu aaa eae eRe a uere tl ciafensuae ciate 285 
CHAPTER XXI. 
THE GRAYLING AND THE SMELT. 
The Grayling, or Thymallide.—The Argentinide.—The Microstomide.— 
The Salangide, or Icefishes—The Haplochitonide.—Stomiatide.— 
Suborder Iniomi, the Lantern-fishes.—Aulopide.—The Lizard-fishes. — 
Ipnopide.— Rondeletiida.—Myctophide.—Chirothricide.—Maurolici- 
dz.—The Lancet-fishes.—The Sternoptychide.—Order Lyopomi...... 343 
CHAPTER XXII. 
THE APODES, OR EEL-LIKE FISHES. 
The Eels.—Order Symbranchia.—Order Apodes, or True Eels.—Suborder 
Archencheli—Suborder Enchelycephali—Family Anguillide—Food 
of the Eel—Larva of the Eel —Species of Eels —Pug-nosed Eels — 
Conger-eels—The Snake-eels.—Suborder Colocephali, or Morays.— 
Family Moringuide.—Order Carencheli, the Long-necked Eels.—Order 
Lyomeri,or\Giipers:—Order Heteromi.. . 2... 2s.cescs decease ocrees 362 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
SERIES OSTARIOPHYSI. 
Ostariophysi.—The Heterognathi—The Eventognathi.—The Cyprinide. — 
Species of Dace and Shiner.—Chubs of the Pacific Slope-—The Carp and 
Goldfish.—The Catostomida.—Fossil Cyprinida.—The Loaches...... 378 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
THE NEMATOGNATHI, OR CATFISHES. 
The Nematognathi.—Families of Nematognathi—The Silurida.—The Sea 
Catfish.—The Channel Cats.—Horned Pout.—The Mad-toms.—The Old 
World Catfishes—The Sisoride—The Plotoside—The Chlariidae.— 
The Hypophthalmide or Pygidiidae. —The Loricariide7.—The Callichthy- 
idee.—Fossil Catfishes—Order Gymnonoti.............000----e0000- 396 
