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Genus BATRACHUS, Schn. 



323. Batrachus grunniens, Bloch ; Cottus grunniens, Linn. 



Fig. Bloch, p. 179. Cuv. et Val. vol. xii. p. 347. 

 Hab. Indian Seas. 



Family Cyclopterida, Gray. 

 Genus CYCLOPTERUS, Linn. 



324. The Lump Sucker or Lump-fish {Cyclopterus lumpus, Linn.). 



Fig. Yarrell, Hist, of Brit. Fishes, vol. ii. fig. at p. 270. Shaw, Gen. Zool. 



vol. v. pt. 2. p. 388. 

 Hab. British and Northern Seas. 

 This specimen is about 6 inches in length. 



325. The Lump-fish (Cyclopterus lumpus, Linn.). 



A very small specimen, not more than an inch in length. 



Genus LIPARIS, Cuv. 



326. The Unctuous Sucker or Sea Snail (Liparis vulgaris, Cuv.). 



Fig. Yarrell, Hist, of Brit. Fishes, vol. ii. fig. at p. 274. 

 Hab. British and Northern Seas. 



Order VI. PLECTOGNATHI. 



Endoskeleton partially ossified ; exoskeleton as ganoid scales or spines ; maxil- 

 laries and premaxillaries fixed together ; swim-bladder without air-duct. 



Genus MELLICHTHYS, Swainson. 



327. Mellichthys ringens, Swainson. 



Fig. Kaup, Cat. of Plectognathoid Fish in Brit. Mus. p. 4. 

 Hab. Seas of China. 



Genus CANTHIDERMIS, Swainson. 



328. Canthidermis maculatus, Swainson. 



Fig. Kaup, Cat. of Plectognathoid Fish in Brit. Mus. p. 5. 

 Hab. China Seas. 



