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Suborder (2). CROSSOPTERYGII. 

 Family Holoptychiidae. Holoptychius. 

 Family Rhizodontidae. Rhizodus. 

 Family Osteolepidae. Osteolepis. 

 Family Polypteridae. Polypterus bichir. 



Calamoichthy s reed-fish . 



Suborder (3). HOLOSTEI. 



Family Lepidosteidae. Lepidosteus gar pike. 

 Family Semionotidae. Lepidotus. 

 Family Amiidae. Amia bow-fin. 



Order 4. TELEOSTEI. 



Suborder (1). PLECTOGNATHI. 

 Family Balistidae. Balistes file-fish. 

 Family Gymnodontidae. Diodon globe-fish. 

 Family Ostracionidae. Ostracion coffer-fish. 



Suborder (2). PHYSOSTOMI. 

 Family Siluridae cat-fishes. 

 Family Cyprinidae. Cyprinus carp. 

 Family Esocidae. Esox pike. 

 Family Salmonidae. Salmo salmon. 

 Family Clupeidae. Clupeus herring. 



Exocaetus 'flying fish'. 

 Family Muraenidae. Anguilla eel. 



Suborder (3). ANACANTHINI. 



Family Gadidae. Gadus cod, haddock, whiting. 

 Family Pleuronectidae. Solea sole. 



Suborder (4). PHARYNGOGNATHI. 

 Family Labridae. Labrus wrasse. 



Scarus parrot fish. 

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