FISHES. 



ORDER 



A P O D E S. 



ANGUILLA. EEL. 



Generic Character. 



Caput laeve. 



Nares tubulosae. 



Oculi cute communi tecti. 



Mem brana branch iostega ra- 



diis decem. 

 Corpus teretiusculum, lubri- 



cum. 

 Pimia caudag coadunata 



dorsal i analique. 

 Spiracula pone caput vel 



pinnas pectorales. 



Head smooth. 

 Nostrils tubular. 

 Eyes covered by the com- 

 mon skin. 

 Gill-Membrane ten-rayed. 



Body roundish, smooth, mu- 

 cous. 



Dorsal, caudal, and anal fins 

 united. 



Spiracles behind the head or 

 pectoral fins. 



COMMON EEL. 



Anguilla Vulgaris. A. olwaceo-fusca sub f us subcirgentca, maxilla 

 inferiore Iwigiore. 



