TABULAR SCHEME. 49 



Ventrals abdominal 

 Dorsals wide apart 



First dorsal with 4 spines Mugil, 85, 86. 



First dorsal with from 7 to g spines Atherina, 83, 84. 

 Dorsals close together 



Body red, deep, and compressed ; mouth protractile 



Capros, 28. 

 Ventrals thoracic 



Lateral line armed with bony plates 



Two spines in front of ventrals Caranx, 24. 

 Lateral line continued through caudal fin Sciana, 20. 

 First dorsal of 2 spines, wide apart Crystallogobius, 71 

 First dorsal of 5 spines Aphia, 70. 

 First dorsal of 6 spines 



Anal spineless; ventrals with a spine and 5 rays 



Gobius (pictus), 68. 

 First dorsal of 6 to 10 spines 



Anal spineless ; ventral with or without a spine, and 



with less than 5 rays Coitus, 48-51. 

 First dorsal of 6 or 7 spines 



Anal with one spine Gobius, 63-67, and 69. 

 First dorsal of 8 or 9 spines 



Anal with 3 spines Labrax, z. 

 First dorsal of 14 or 15 spines 



Anal with 2 spines Perca, i. 



One dorsal 



Ventrals absent Anarrhichas, 75. 

 Ventrals rudimentary and surrounding a sucker 

 Dorsal with under 20 rays LtpadogasUr, 99-101. 

 Dorsal with over 20 rays Liparis, 61, 62. 

 Ventrals jugular 



Fore-part of dorsal a fringe with a long first ray 



Motella, 137-140. 



Dorsal lowest in middle ; ventrals small Blennius, 76-79. 

 Dorsal long and straight 



Filaments on first 3 rays Carelophus, 80. 

 Ventrals thick and pointed Brosmius, 142. 

 Ventrals thoracic 



Anal with one spine and 14 rays 



Body grey with red stripe Luvarus, 35. 

 Anal with 2 spines 



Anal rays 5 or 6 Acetina, 3. 

 Anal rays, 27 to 29. 



Dorsal spines 3, short and isolated Schedophilus, 34. 

 Dorsal spines 3 or 4, short and not isolated Brama, 32, 

 Anal with 3 spines 



Pectorals with 12 or 13 rays Coris, 113. 

 Pectorals with 14 to 17 rays 

 Dorsal spines 12 or less. 

 Tail forked. 



Front teeth conspicuous Dentex, 7. 



