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Morone Mitch. (Labrax C. and V.), Atl., f. w. of N. Amer., Med. ; M . lupus, 

 bass ; Percolates Rani, and D.-O., f. w. and river mouths of S.-E. Aus- 

 tralia ; Ctenolates Gthr., and Macquaria C. and V., rivers S.-E. Aus- 

 tralia ; Siniperca Gill., rivers of China, Manchuria and Jap. ; Acanihistius 

 Gill., S. Pac. and S. Atl. ; Pomodon Blgr., coasts Chili and Peru ; 

 Parascorpis Bleek, coasts S. Afr. ; Trachypoma Gthr., S. Pac., ; Cent- 

 rogenys Rich., Ind. and W.Pac. Oceans. Polyprion Cuv., Atl., and Pac., 

 mostly at great depths, to 80 Ib. or more ; P. americanus Bl. Schn. 

 (cernium Val.), the stone-bass, excellent eating, has the habit of accom- 

 panying floating wood for the food on it ; P. (Oligorus) gigas, the 

 hapaku, coast of N. Zealand, also good eating ; Oligorus Gthr., 0. mac- 

 quariensis Othr., murray-cod, Australian rivers, good eating ; Stereolepis 

 Ayres, coasts Jap. and California ; Dinoperca Blgr., coasts of Baluchistan, 

 S. Afr., Sind ; Liopropoma Gill, coasts of Cuba, Jap. and Mascarene Islands ; 

 Aulacocephalus, Gonioplectrus, Plectropoma ; Epinephelus Bl. (Plectro- 

 poma}, a large number of species from temp, and trop. seas ; Anhyperodon, 

 Cromileptes, Paranthias. Serranus Cuv., sea-perches, coasts of Eur., Afr. 

 and Amer., a few enter brackish and fresh-water ; several of the specie 

 (S. cabrilla, scriba, hepatus) are normally hermaphrodite, distinction c f 

 species difficult, great variation with age, most are edible ; S. cabrilla L. 

 is Brit. Centropristis, Gilbertia, Colpognathus Klunz. (Plectropoma), 

 Caesioperca Casteln. (Anthias), Caprodon Temm. and Schleg. (Anihias), 

 Holanthias Gthr. (Anthias), Odontanthias, Anthias, Plectranthias, Dactylan- 

 thias, Callanthias, Plesiops, Trachinops, Pogonoperca, Grammistes, Rhypti- 

 cus, Priacanthus. Lates C. and V., L. niloticus, the perch of the Nile ; L. 

 calcarifer, the perch of the Ganges, cockup ; Centropomus, Psammoperca. 



Fam. 73. Pseud ochro mi dae. Marine perches of small size in the 

 Atl., Ind. and Pac. Oceans. Opisthognathus, Pseudochromis, Cichlops, 

 Latilus, Caulalatilus, Lopholatilus, Malacanthus, Bathymaster, Rath- 

 bunella. 



Fam. 74. Cepolidae. Band-fishes, marine. Cepola rubescens is 

 British. 



Fam. 75. Hoplognathidae. Bones of the jaws with a sharp denti- 

 gerous edge : Australian, Japanese and Peruvian coasts. One genus 

 Hoplognathus. 



Fam. 76. Sillaginidae. Small plain-coloured shore fishes common 

 in Indian Ocean to coasts of Australia. Sillago. 



Fam. 77. Sciaenidae. Found on sandy shores in all warm seas, a few 

 species confined to f . w. ; many attain a large size, most are edible 

 and make a peculiar grunting or drumming noise ; air-bladder fre- 

 quently with numerous appendages. Pogonias Cuv. ; P. chromis L., 

 the drum ; Micropogon, Umbrina, Sciaena, Pachyurus, Otolithus, Cyno- 

 scion, Ancylodon, Collechthys, Larimus, Eques, Nebris, Lonchurus, 

 Corvula, Bairdiella, Ophioscion, Stellifer, Menticirrus. 



Fam. 78. Cirrhitidae. Carnivorous fishes of the warm seas, allied to 

 Serranidae and Scorpaenidae. Chilodactylus, Mendosoma. N emadactylus . 

 Latris Rich., Tasmania and N. Zealand, among the most important 

 food fishes of the S. hemisphere ; L. hecateia Rich., the trumpeter, 

 30 to 60 Ib., and L. ciliaris Forst. to 20 Ib. ; Chironemus, Cirrhites. 



Fam. 79. Lutianidae. Edible, shores of warm regions. Hoplopagrus, 

 Evoplites, Neomaenis Gir., snappers ; Apsilus, Etelis, Verilus, Xenocys, 

 Nemipterus (Synagris). 



Fam. 80. Haemulidae. Carnivorous fishes of the warm seas, mostly 



