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Family VI. — continued. 



Holacanthus. 1 species. 

 Psettus. 1 species. 



Family VII. 



Scomberoid.es — 



Auxis. 2 species, (a) 

 Cybium. Several species. 

 Xiphias. 1 species. 



Xiphias Gladius. (b) 

 Istiophorus. 1 species (c) 

 JElacate. 1 species, (d) 

 Trichiurus. 1 species, (e) 

 Temnodon. 1 species. 



Chilodipterus Hepta- 

 canthus. 

 Caranx. 5 species. 



Scomber Carangus. (f ) 

 Vomer. 1 species, (g) 

 Zeus. 2 species, (g) 



Family IX. 

 | Theutyes — 



Acanthurus, 1 species, (h) 



Family XI. 



| Mugiloides — 



Mugil. 3 species, (i) 

 Atherina. 1 species. 



Family XII. 

 Gobioides — 



Family XII.— continued. 

 Gobius. 



Gobioides. 1 species. 

 Family XIII. 

 Pediculated Pectorals — 

 Antennarius. 

 Malthacus. 

 Batrachus. (k) 

 Family XIV. 

 Labroides — 



Labrus. 1 species. (1) 

 Lachnolaimus. 1 spe- 

 cies, (m) 

 Scarus. 1 species, (n) 



Family XV. 

 Flute -mouth — 



Fistularia. 1 species, (o) 



Order II. — Malacopterygians. 



Family I. 

 Cyprinoides — 



Anableps. 1 species. 



Cobitis Anableps. (p) 

 Pcecilia. 2 species, (q) 

 Family II. 



Esoces— 



Siluroides- 



Belone. 1 species, (r) 

 Hemiramphus. 1 s] 



cies. (s) 

 Family III. 



Mystus. 2 species, (t 



Clinus. 1 species, (j) 

 Opisthognatus. 



(a) King-fish, or tassard, and Spanish mackerel, or carite. 



(b) Espadon, or saw-fish. 



(c) Maman-balaou. 



(d) Cod-fish, or morue. 



(e) A fish found in ponds and ravines, resembling the lamprey ; hence its 

 name of cutlass-fish, or coutelas. 



(f) Carangues : the common carangue (Scomber Carangus), is the largest and 

 i most abundant : the carangue grasse is not so large, but more delicate, as are 



also the two others ; a fifth species is our anchovy, or anchois. 



(g) Dories, or lunes. 

 (h) Surgeon. 



(i) Lebranche, large and common mullet. 



(j) Gruper, very large, found in rocky places. 



(k) Crapaud, or toad-fish. The three genera of this family are known by 

 the name of anglers. 



(1) Lippe. 



(m) Captain. 



(n) Parrot, or paroquet. 



(o) Trumpet-fish, or poisson-trompette. 



(p) Large-eyed fish, or gros-yeux. 



(q) A small fish found in rivulets, and even in wells, in Port-of-Spain. 



(r) Gar-fish. (s) Balaou. 



(t) The common cat-fish, or machoiran, and the barbe, an inhabitant of our 

 rivers. 



