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IV. ORDER. MALACOPTERYGII APODES. 
Skeleton osseous. Fins with soft rays. Ventrals wanting. 
74. Murena Lin. 
120. (species not determined) Salt water Eel. 
121. (species not determined) Fresh water Kel 
V. ORDER. LOPHOBRANCHIATI. . 
Skeleton osseous. Gills in tufts, not arranged like the teeth of a comb, as in the preceding orders. 
75. Syngnathus Lin. 76. Hippocampus Cuv. 
122. (species not deter- 123. (species not deter- Seahorse 
mined) mined) 
> VI. ORDER. PLECTOGNATHI. 
Skeleton osseous. Jaws soldered to the adjacent bones, immoveable, not free and moveable, as 
in the preceding orders. 
77. Tetraodon Lin. 127. pilosus Mitch. 
124, levigatus Lin. 79. Balistes Cuv. 
125. targidus Mitch. 128. (species not de- 
78. Diodon Lin termined) 
126. maculostriatus Mitch. 
VII. ORDER. STURIONES. 
Skeleton cartilaginous. Gills with one external opening, as in the preceding orders. 
80. Acipénser Lin. 
129. (species not determined) Sturgeon 
VIII. ORDER. _. PLAGIOSTOMI. 
Skeleton cartilaginous. Gills with several external openings. Jaws moveable, formed for 
mastication. 
81. Zygena Cuv. Hammerhead Shark{86. Raia Lin. 
130. malleus Val. 135. eglantiera Bose. Skate. 
82. Pristis Lath. 136. Desmaréstia Les. 
131. antiquérum Lin.  Sawfish 87. Trygon Adan, 
83. Squatina Dum. 137. sabina Les. - Stingray. 
132. Dumerilii Les. 88. Cephaloptera 
84. Sélachus Cuv. 138. vampyrus Mitch. Devil-fish. 
133. maximus Lin. Sharks 89. .Aetébatis M. & H. 
85. Lamna Cuv. 139. guttata Shaw 
134, punctata 
IX. ORDER. CYCLOSTOMI. 
Skeleton cartilaginous. Gills with several external openings. Jaws united together in a ring, 
formed for suction. 
90. Petromyzon Lin, 
140. (species not determined) Lamprey. 
