CHAP, xx.] FISHES. 433 



FAMILY 29. TEUTHIDHLE. (1 Genus, 29 Species.) 



" Marine, herbivorous fishes, with compressed, oblong, small - 

 scaled bodies." 



DISTRIBUTION. Eastern tropical seas, from Bourbon and the 

 Eed Sea to the Marianne and Fiji Islands. 



FAMILY 30. ACEONUEID.E. (5 Genera, 64 Species.) 



" Marine, herbivorous fishes, with compressed, minutely-scaled 

 bodies." 



DISTRIBUTION. All tropical seas, but most abundant in the 

 Malay region, and extending to Japan and New Zealand. 



FAMILY 31. HOPLEGNATHID^E. (1 Genus, 3 Species.) 



" Marine fishes, with compressed elevated bodies, covered with 

 very small toothed scales." 



DISTRIBUTION. Seas of Australia, China, and Japan. 



FAMILY 32. MALACANTHIDJE. (1 Genus, 3 Species.) 



" Marine fishes, with elongate bodies covered with very small 

 scales, and with very long dorsal and anal fins." 



DISTRIBUTION. Atlantic coasts of Tropical America, Mauritius, 

 and New Guinea. 



FAMILY 33. NANDID^E. (6 Genera, 14 Species.) 



" Marine or fresh-water carnivorous fishes, with oblong, com- 

 pressed, scaly bodies." 



DISTRIBUTION. From the Eed Sea to the coasts of China 

 and Australia; and the fresh waters of the Neotropical and 

 Oriental regions. Badis, Nandus, and Catopra inhabit the 



