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TRINIDAD. 



FAMILY VI. continued. 



Holacantlius. 1 species. 

 Psettus. I species. 



FAMILY VII. 



Scomberoides. 



Auxis. 2 species, (a) 

 Cybium. Several species. 

 Xiphias. 1 species. 



Xiphias Gladius.(\)) 

 Istiophorus. 1 species, (c) 

 Elacates. 1 species, (d) 

 Trichiurus. 1 species, (e) 

 Temnodon. 1 species. 



Ckeilodipterus Hepta- 



canihus. 

 Caranx. 5 species. 



Scomber Carangus. (f) 

 Vomer. 1 species, (g) 

 Zeus. 2 species, (g) 



Theutyes. 



FAMILY IX. 



Acanihurus. 1 

 cies. (h) 



FAMILY XI. 



spe- 



Mugiloides. 



Gobioides. 



Mugil. 3 species, (i) 

 Atherina. 1 species. 



FAMILY XII. 



Cllnus. 1 species, (j) 

 Opistognathus. 



FAMILY XII. continued. 

 Gobius. 

 Gobioides. 1 species. 



FAMILY XIII. 

 Pediculated Pectorals. 



Antennarius. 

 Malthacus. 

 Batrachus. (k) 

 FAMILY XIV. 

 Lobroides. 



Labrus. 1 species. (1) 

 Laclinolaimus. 1 spe- 

 cies, (in) 

 Scarus. 1 species, (n) 



FAMILY XV. 

 Flute-mouth. 



Fistularia. 1 species, (o) 



ORDER II. MALACOPTERYGIANS. 



FAMILY I. 

 Cyprinoides. 



Anableps. 1 species. 



Cobitis Anableps. (p) 

 Poscilia. 2 species, (q) 



FAMILY H. 



Belone. 1 species, (r) 

 Hemiramplms. 1 spe- 

 cies, (s) 



FAMILY III. 



Mystus. 2 species, (t) 



Siluroides. 



a) King-fish, or tassard, and Spanish mackerel, or carite. 



b) Espadon, or saw-fish. 



c) Maman-balaou. 

 Cod-fish, or morue. 



V) A fish found in ponds and ravines, resemhling the lamprey ; hence its name of 

 cutlass-fish, or coutelas. 



(f) Carangues : the common carangue (Scomber Carangus),, is the largest and most 

 abundant : the carangue gra^se is not so large, but more delicate, as are also the two 

 others ; a fifth species is ou> anchovy, or anchois. 

 Dories, or lunes. 

 Surgeon. 



i) Lebranche, large an'l common mullet, 

 j) Gruper, very large, found in rocky places. 



k) Crapaud, or toad-fish. The three gentra of this family are known by the name 

 of anglers. 

 (1) Lippe. 

 (m) Captain. 

 (n) Parrot, or perroquet. 

 (o) Trumpet-fish, or poisson-trompette. 

 (p) Large-eyed fish, or gros-yeux. 



(q) A small "fish found in rivulets, and even in wells, in Port-of-Spain. 

 (r) Gar-fish, 

 (s) Balaou. 

 (t) The common cat-fish, or machoiran, and the barbe, an inhabitant of our rivers. 



