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characters of, 391 ; illustration of (Fig. 180), 

 ib. ; head of (Figs. 181, 182), 392 ; distribution 

 of, 393. 

 Acipenser schypa, 396 398 ; distribution of, 



396 ; description of, 397, 398 ; illustration of 

 (Fig. 186), 396 ; head of (Figs. 187, 188), 



397 ; colour of, 398 ; distinctive characters of 

 293; young, i*. 



stellatus, description of, 393 396 ; distri- 

 bution of, 393 ; illustration of (Fig. 183), ib. ; 

 value as a food fish, ib. ; head of (Figs. 184, 

 185), 394 ; colour of, 395 ; young of, 396. 

 sturio, 409 414; local names of, 409; 

 wide distribution of, ib. ; variability of type, 

 410 ; illustration of (Fig. 199), ib. ; descrip- 

 tion of, 410412; head of (Figs. 200, 201), 

 411 ; colour of, 412 ; size of, ib; food of, ib. ; 

 spawning of , 4 1 3 ; a royal fish, ib. ; flesh 

 of, ib. 



sturio, var. latirostris of Parnell, 414. 



Acipenserida?, 381 419. 

 Agonostoma, 69. 

 Alburnus, 232239 ; characters of genus, 232 ; 

 distribution of, ib. 



alburnellus, description of, 236 ; fin for- 

 mula, ib. ; illustration of (Fig. 133), ib. ; 

 distribution of, ib. Var. fracchia (Fig. 134), 

 236, 237. 



breviceps, 235. 



chalcoides, description of, 239 ; fin for- 

 mula, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; use of, for 

 food, ib. 



fabraei (Blanchard), 235. 



fracchia, 236. 

 lacustris, 235. 



lucidus, 232235 ; fin formula, 232 ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. ; description of, 232, 233 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 131), 233 ; colour of, ib. ; 

 habits of, ib. ; spawning of, ib. et seq. ; para- 

 sites of, 234 ; imitation pearls prepared from 

 scales of, ib. ; var. lacustris, 235 ; var. brevi- 

 ceps (Fig. 132), 235. 



- mento, 237 239 ; fin formula, 237 ; 

 description of, ib. et seq. ; illustration of 

 (Fig. 135), 238; size and colour of, ib. ; 

 Heckel and Kner on mode of deposition of 

 spawn by, 239 ; as a food fish, ib. 

 mirandella (Blanchard), 235. 



Anacanthini, 2, 19, 82 89. 



Anatomy of fish, see Fish Structure. 



Anguilla, distinctive characters of genus, 372, 



373 ; distribution of, 373. 

 eurystoma, 380 ; home of, ib. ; description 



of, ib.; illustration of (Fig. 173), ib. 

 latirostris, 379. 



vulgaris, 373380 ; local names of, 373 ; 

 size of, 373, 374 ; illustration of (Fig. 172), 

 374; peculiar scales of, 375 ; internal anatomy 

 of, ib. ; habits of, ib., 376 ; voracity of, ib. ; 

 tenacity of life in, 376 ; domestication of, ib. ; 

 reproduction in, ib. ; eggs of , 378; migration 

 of young, ib. ; method of capture, 379 ; flesh 

 of, ib. ; enemies of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. 



Aspius, 229 231, characters of genus, 229 ; 

 distribution of, ib. 



rapax, description of, 230, 231 : illustra- 

 tion of (Fig. 128), 230; pharyngeal teeth of 

 (Fig. 129), 231 ; habitat of, ib. ; focd of, ib. ; 



deposition of spawn upon stones, ib. ; mode 

 of capture, ib. ; distribution of, ib. 

 Aspro, 44 49; generic characters, 44. 



streber, 48,49 ; distribution of, 48 ; spawn- 

 ing period, 48 ; size of, 49 ; habits of, 49. 



vulgaris, 46 48 ; characters of, 46 48 ; 



distribution of, 47, 48; illustration of (Fig. 

 17), 47 ; characters of spine, ib.; eggs of, 48 ; 

 habitat of, 48 ; superstitions concerning, 48. 



zingel, 44 -46 ; description of, 44 46 ; 



illustration of (Fig. 16), 45 ; colour of, 46 ; 



spines and scales as protecting organs, ib. ; 



size of, ib. ; flesh of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; 



period of spawning, ib. 

 Atherina boyeri, 66. 

 hepsetus, 66. 



lacustris, 67, 68 ; fin formula, 67 ; de- 

 scription of, 67, 68 ; distribution of, 68. 



mocho, 66. 



presbyter, 66. 



Atherinidse, 19, 66 68; characters of family, 

 66. 



Aulopyge, 125 128; description of, 125; 

 limited distribution of, ib. 



hiigelii, description of, 125 128; illustra- 

 tion of female (Fig. 51), 126 ; of male (Fig. 

 54), 127 ; under side of head of female (Fig. 

 52), 126 ; lateral line and skin, showing pig- 

 ment spots (Fig. 53), ib.; remarkable con- 

 dition of anal aperture in female, ib. ; varia- 

 tions in size of sexes, 127 ; modifications of 

 internal anatomy, 127, 128; pharyngeal teeth 

 of (Fig. 55), 128. 



Barbus, 113 125 ; diversity of distribution of 

 genus, 113, 114; characters of, 113, 114; 

 Giinther on limitation of species of, 113, 114 ; 

 diagnosis of genus, 114; division of into three 

 sections, 114. 



bocagei, description of , 122, 123; distri- 

 bution of, 123 ; bastard form of, 125. 



caninus, 119, 120; fin formula, 119; de- 

 scription of, 119, 120; illustration of (Fig. 

 49), 119; distribution of, 120. 



chalybeatus, description of, 124, 125 ; 



Steindachner on hybrids of, 125. 



comiza, 121, 122; fin formula, 121; de- 

 scription of, 121, 122 ; Steindachner on 

 crosses of, 122, 125. 



eques (Fig. 48), 118. 



petenyi, 120121; fin formula, 120; de- 



scription of, 120, 121 ; illustration of (Fig. 

 50), 120 ; distribution of, 121. 



plebejus, 118 119; fin formula, 118 ; dis- 

 tribution of, 118; description of, 118,119; 

 illustration of (Fig. 47), 118; variety cques 

 (Fig. 48), 118. 



sclateri, description of, 123, 124 ; fin 



formula, 123; home of, ib. 



vulgaris, 114 117; fin formula, 114; 



description of, 115,116; illustration of (Fig. 

 46), 115 ; pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 45), 114 ; 

 size of, 116; habits of, ib. ; food of, ib.; 

 spawning of, 116, 117 ; reputed poisonous cha- 

 racter of roe, 117 ; flesh of, ib. ; prejudice of 

 Thames and other anglers against, ib. ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. 



