SHORE FISHES. 



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fishes from the open ocean to the shores ; and these are again 

 pursued by fishes of larger size and predacious habits, so that 

 all these fishes might be included, with equal propriety, in 

 the littoral or pelagic series. However, species which are 

 known to normally spawn in the open ocean must be always 

 referred to the latter division. 



Chondropterygii, Acanthopterygii, Anacanths, Myxinoids, 

 and Pharyngobranchii furnish the principal contingents to 

 the Marine Fauna ; whilst the majority of Malacopterygians, 

 the Ganoids, and Cyclostomes are Freshwater Fishes. 



I. — DiSTEIBUTION OF ShORE FiSHES. 



The principal types of Shore-fishes are the following : — 



CHONDEOPTERYGII— 

 holocephala 

 Plagiostomata — 



4 species. 



