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SOFT FINNED THORACIC FISHES. 



The plemonecles, or flumidi : the body eliptical; 

 the head small, and both eyes fixed on one side ; and 

 the fin covering the gills from four to seven rays. 



The echeneis, or sucking fish : the body almost 

 wedge-like, rather round, and the head exceeding it 

 in width ; an oval breast-plate streaked like a ladder ; 

 and the fin covering the gills with ten rays. 



The lepidopus, or garter-fish : the body sword-like ; 

 the head lengthened out ; and the fins covering the 

 gills with seven rays. 



SOFT FINNED ABDOMINAL FISHES. 



The loricaria : the body crusted over; the head 

 broad, with a beak ; and the fin covering the gills with 

 six rays. 



The atherina : the body oblong ; the head middling ; 

 a line, like a silver band, running on each side ; and 

 the fin covering the gills with six rays. 



The salmo, or salmon : the body oblong ; the head a 

 little sharp ; and the fin covering the gills from four to 

 ten rays. 



The fistularia : the body angular, in the form of a 

 spindle ; the head-pipe fashioned with a beak ; the un- 

 der jaw extending over the upper one ; and the fin co- 

 vering the gills with seven rays. 



The esox, or pike : the body round; the head with 

 a beak ; the under jaw pierced longitudinally, with 

 small holes ; and the fin covering the gills from seven 

 to ten rays. 



The argentina : the body a little round and slender ; 

 the head broader than the body, and terminating in a 

 beak ; and the fin which covers the gills with eight rays. 



