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MALTHEID^E. 



?.BAT FISH ; NOSE FISH. Malthe vespertilio,(Linn^) Ciivicr. 



? SPOTTED SEA-BAT. Malthe vespertilio nasuta, (Guv. and Val.) J. and G. 



LOPHIID^. 



?FISHIXG-FROG; MONK-FISH; GOOSE-FISH; ALL-MOUTH; BELLOWS- 

 FISH ; ANGLER. Lophius piscatorius, Linne. 



ORDER HETEROSOMATA. FLAT-FISHES. 



Fishes which are peculiar in that the anterior portion of the skull is 

 so twisted that the sockets of both eyes are brought to the same side, one 

 being vertical, the other lateral. The posterior portion of the skull is 

 normal. — (Cope). 



The Flat-fishes form a compact group, all the species being included 

 in a single family. They are almost exclusively marine, and are widely 

 distributed. About four hundred species are recognized. 



PLEURONECTID^. 



TONGUE-FISH; LONG SOLE. Aphoristia plagiusa, (Linne) J. and G. 

 SPOTTED SOLE ; HOG CHOKER. Achims lineatus, (Linn6) Cuvier. 

 GRAY FLOUNDER. Etropus crossotus, J. and G. 

 NEW YORK FLOUNDER. Paralichthys ommatus, Jor. and Gilb. 

 FLOUNDER. Paralichthys squamilentus, J. and G. 

 ? PALE-SPOTTED FLOUNDER. Paralichthys albigutta, J. and G. 

 SOUTHERN FLOUNDER. Paralichthys dentatus, (Linne) J. and G. 

 FLOUNDER. Paralichthys ocellaris, (Dek.) J. and G. 

 FLOUNDER Citharichthys spilopterus, Giinther. 



ORDER ACANTHOPTERI. SPINY-RAYED FISHES. 



This is the great order of typical modern fishes. The skull is symmet- 

 rical. The gills and their covers (the opercular apparatus) are normal and 



