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V, Polypteroidei . . . • • • .363 

 Families : Poljrpteridse, 364 — Saurodipteridse, 365 — 

 Coelacanthidse, 365— Holoptychidae, 365. 



VI. Pycnodontoidei . . . • • .366 



Families: Pleurolepidae, 366— Pycnodontidse, 366. 



VII. Lepidosteoidei . . . . • • .367 

 Families: Lepidosteidai, 367 — Sauridae, 368 — Stylo- 

 dontidse, 368 — Spheerodontidse, 368 — Aspidorhyn- 

 chida?, 369— Pala;oniscida3, 369— Platysomidse, 370. 



VIII. Amioidei . . . . • • • .370 



Families: Caturidae, 371— Leptolepidse, 371— Amiidae 

 (Bow-fin), 371. 



Second Sub-class — Teleostei. 

 First Order — Acanthopterygii . . . .374 



I. A. perciformes . . • • • • .374: 



Families: Percidte (Freshwater- Perches, Bass, Sea- 

 Perches, Centrarchus), 375— Squamipinnes (Coral- 

 Fishes), 397— Mullidae (Red-Mullets), 403— Sparidai 

 (Sea-breams), 405 — Hoplognathidse, 410 — Cirrhi- 

 tidse, 410— Scorpsenidaj, 412— Nandidaj, 418— Poly- 

 centridai, 418— Teuthididse, 418. 



II. A. heryciformes 



Family : Berycidae, 420. 



III. A. kurtiformes .... 



Family : Kurtidse, 424. 



IV. A. polynemiformes 



Family : Polynemidae, 425. 



V. A. sciceniformes 



Family : Sciajnidte (Meagres), 426. 



YI. A. xiphii formes 



Family : Xiphiidae (Sword-fishes), 431. 



VII. A. trichiuriformes 



Families : Trichiuridffi (Scabbard-fishes, Hair-tails), 433 

 — Palaeorhynchidae, 437. 



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