GENERAL INDEX. 



(For Index to Species, see p. 440 ; and for Index to Common Names, see p. 443) . 



Aliramidina, 210 244; characteristics of 



family, 210 ; distribution of, ib. 

 Abramis, 210 231 ; characters of genus, 210 



211 ; distribution of, ib. 



- ballerus, description of, 218, 219; fin 

 formula, 218; illustration of (Fig. 121), 218 ; 

 cokmr of, 219 ; size of, ib. ; habits of, ib. ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. ; vertebra? of, ib. 



(blicca) bjorkna, 223226; fin fornmla,- 



223 ; distribution of, 223, 225, 226 ; descrip- 

 tion of, 223226 ; illustration of (Fig. 124), 

 223 ; size of, 224 ; spawning of, ib. ; colour of, 

 225 ; pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 125), 225 ; 

 bastard form of, 226. 



- bipunctatus, characters of, 226 228; 

 illustration of (Fig. 127), 227; Blanchard 

 on variations in colour of, ib. ; habits of, 227, 

 228 ; distribution of, 228 ; diseases of, ib. ; 

 southern representative of, 236. 



brama, 211 215; fin formula, 211; de- 



scription of, 211, 212 ; illustration of (Fig. 

 116), 2 10; "pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 117), 

 211; size of, 212; habitat of, ib. ; food of, 

 ib. ; habits of, 212, 213 ; as a food fish, 213 ; 

 spawning of, ib. ; mode of capture of, ib. ; 

 distribution of, ib. ; var. vctula (Fig. 118), 

 214 ; var. geliini, 215. 



elongatus, description of, 217, 218 ; illustra- 

 tion of (Fig. 120), 217 ; distribution of, 218. 

 fasciatus, description of, 228, 229 ; fin 

 formula, 228 ; distribution of, 228 ; colour of, 

 229. 



laskyr (Fig. 126), 225, 226 : distribution 



of, 226. 



leuckartii, hybrid between Leuciscus ru- 

 tilus and A. brama, characters of, 221, 222 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 123), 222 ; distribution 

 of, ib. ; Siebold on, ib. 



persa, 218. 



sapa, description of, 219, 220 ; fin formula, 

 219; illustration of (Fig. 122), 220; colour 

 of, ib. ; size of, 222 ; distribution of, ib. ; 

 spawning-time of, ib. 



tenellus, 218. 



vimbu, description of, 215, 216 ; fin for- 

 mula, 215; illustration of (Fig. 119), ib. ; 

 colour of, 216; size of, ib. ; habits of, ib.; 

 spawning period, ib. ; distribution of, ib. 



Acanthopterygii gobiif ormes of Dr. Gunthor, 57. 

 Acanthopterygii, 19, 2349. 

 Ac-erina, 33 38 ; characters of genus, 33 ; dis- 

 tribution of genus, 33. 



cernua, 33 36 ; fin formula, 33 ; size, 33 ; 

 description of, 33 35 ; illustration of (Fig. 



12) 34 ; external characters, 33 35 ; internal 

 characters, 35 ; colour, ib. ; size, ib. ; distri- 

 bution of, ib. ; habits of, ib. ; food of, 36 ; 

 spawning of, ib. ; capture of, ib. ; Buckland 

 on, ib. 

 Acerina rossica, 38 ; fin formula, 38. 



schrtetzer, 36 38 ; description of, 36 



38 ; illustration of (Fig. 13), 37 ; weight of, 

 38 ; habits of, 38 ; distribution of, 38. 



Acipenseridse, 22, 381. 



Acipenser, distinctive characters of genus, 381, 

 382 ; distribution of, 383 ; habits of, ib. ; 

 fishing for, ib., 384. 



glaber, description of, 384 387 ; illustra- 

 tion of (Fig. 174), 385; head of (Figs. 175, 

 176), ib. ; colour of, 387 ; distinctive pecu- 

 liarities of young of, ib. ; size of, ib. 



guldenstadtii, 399 402 ; local names of, 



399; distribution of, ib. ; illustration of (Fig. 

 189), t*. ; size of, ib. ; description of, 399 

 401 ; head of (Figs. 190, 191), 400 ; colour of, 

 ib ; distinctive characters of young, 401, 402 ; 

 distinctive external sexual characters, 402. 



heckelii, distribution of, 400 ; size of, ib. ; 



colour of, ib. ; description of, 405 407 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 194), 405 ; head of (Figs. 

 195, 196), 406. 



huso, 414 419 ; home of, 414 ; local 



names of, ib. ; illustration of (Fig. 202), ib. ; 

 size and weight of, ib. ,415; migrations of, 

 415 ; description of, 415 417 ; head of (Figs. 

 203, 205), 416 ; hermaphrodite forms of, 418 ; 

 spawning of, ib. ; method of capture of, in 

 Danube, ib. ; preparation of caviare from roe 

 of, 418, 419 ; preparation of isinglass from 

 air-bladder of, 419 ; commercial value of, ib. 



latirostris of Parnell, 414. 



naccarii, description of, 402 404 ; distri- 



bution of, 402 ; head of (Fig. 192), 403. 



- nardoi, characters of, 404 ; head of 

 (Fig. 192), 403. 



- nasus, description of, 407 409 ; home 

 of, 407 ; colour of, ib. ; head of (Figs. 197, 

 198), 408. 



ruthenus, 388390 ; distribution of, 388 ; 



size of, ib. ; description of, 388 390 ; illus- 

 tration of (Fig. 177), 388 : cranial scutes on 

 upper side of head (Fig. 178), 389; under 

 side of head, mouth, barbels, pores, &c. (Fig. 

 179), ib. ; exceptional largeness of mouth, ib. ; 

 colour of, 390 ; distinctive characters of 

 young of, ib. : spawning of, ib. : market value 

 of, ib. 

 ruthenus, variety gwclini, distinctive 



