GENERAL INDEX. 



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Lota vulgaris, 82 85 ; characters of, 82 84 ; 

 illustration of (Fig. 30), 83 ; size of, 84 ; dis- 

 tribution and habitat of, 84, 85 ; spawning 

 of, 85 ; monstrous form of, ib. ; distribution 

 of, ib. 



Lucioperca, 38 44 ; characters of genus, 38. 

 sandra, 39 ; tin formula, ib. ; description 

 of, 39, 41 ; variation in size of scales of, 40; 

 illustration of (Fig. 14), ib. ; colour of, 

 41 ; weight of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; 

 local names of, ib. ; habitat and habits of, ib. ; 

 time and mode of spawning, 42 ; use of roe 

 as food, ib. ; mode of capture of, ib. ; value 

 as a food-fish, 42 ; artificial culture of, ib. ; 

 voracity of, ib. ; diseases of, ib. 



volgensis, 43, 44 ; description of, 43 ; 



distribution of, ib. ; size of, ib. ; illustration 

 of (Fig. 15), ib. 



Luciotrutta, 332 ; characters of genus, ib. 

 leucichthys, fin formula of, 332 ; distribu- 

 tion of, ib. ; description of, ib. 



Misgurnus, 245 248 ; characters of, 245. 



- fossilis, 245 248; fin formula, 245; 



description of, 245 247 ; illustration of 



(Fig. 140), 24G ; colour of, 247 ; size of, ib. ; 



Badham on habits of, ib. ct scq. ; flesh of, 



248; food of, ib. ; eggs of, ib.; distribution 



of, ib. 

 Mugil, 68 73 ; characters of genus, 68, 69 ; 



Lr. Giinther on mode of feeding of, 68 ; 



distribution of, 69. 



auratus, 71. 



capito, 69/70; fin formula, 69; distribu- 

 tion, 69, 70 ; description of, ib. ; food of, 70 ; 

 spawning of, ib. ; capture of, ib. 



cephalus, 70, 71; fiii formula, 70; dis- 



tribution of, ib. ; description of, 71 ; weight 

 of, ib. 



chelo, 71, 72 ; fin formula, 71 ; distribu- 

 tion of, ib. ; description of, 71, 72. 



saliens, 71. 



septentrionalis, 72, 73 ; fin formula, 72 ; 



description and distribution, 72, 73. 

 Mugilidte, 19, 6873. 

 Murtenidae, 22, 372380. 



Nemachilus, 248251; characters of, 248; 

 distribution of, ib. 



barbatulus, 249251 ; fin formula, 249 ; 

 origin of common name, ib. ; local names of, 

 ib. ; illustration of (Fig. 141), ib. ; characters 

 of, ib. i't seq. ; colour of, ib. ; habitat of, 

 ib. ; habits of, ib. ; food of, ib. ; smallness of 

 air-bladder of, 251; spawning of, ib.; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. 



Osmcrus, 332 336 ; characters of genus, 332, 

 333 ; distribution of, 333. 

 - eperlanus, 333336 ; fin formula, 333 ; 

 origin of popular name, ib. ; local names of, 

 ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; Yarrell oil spawn- 

 ing of, ib., 334 ; rivers, etc., it abundantly 

 affects, 334, habits of, ib. ; prejudices against, 

 ib. ; size of, 335; description of, ib., 336; 



capture of, 336 ; naturalisation of, ib. ; 

 Huxley on ovaries of, ib. 



Paraphoxinus, 186 188 ; characters of genus, 

 186. 



alepidotus, description of, 186, 187 ; illus- 

 tration of (Fig. 100), 186 ; pharyngeal teeth 

 of (Fig. 101), 187 ; absence of scales upon, 

 ib. ; colour of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. 



croaticus, description of, 187, 188; fin 

 formula, 187 ; distribution of, 188 ; local 

 names of, ib. 



Pelecus, 242244; characters of, 242; distri- 

 bution of, ib. 



cultratus, description of, 243, 244 ; fin 

 formula, 243 ; illustration of (Fig. 138), ib. ; 

 pharyngeal teeth of (Fig. 139), 244 ; size of, 

 ib. ; colour of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. 



Perca, distinctive characters of genus, 23 ; 

 distribution of, ib. 



flavescens, 25. 



fluviatilis, 2328 ; fin formula, 23 ; de- 

 scription of, 23 25 ; illustration of (Fig. 10), 

 24 ; colour of, ib. ; varieties of, 25, 26 ; size 

 of, 26 ; habits of, ib. ; habitat of, ib. ; food 

 of, ib. ; modes of capturing, 27 ; slowness of 

 growth in, ib. ; weight of, 27 ; flesh of, ib. ; 

 as a food-fish, ib. ; manufacture of isinglass 

 from skin, ib. ; deformities in, 28 ; diseases 

 of, ib. ; distribution of, ib. ; origin of common 

 name, ib. 



italica, 26. 



vulgaris, 26. 



Percarina, 30 ; characters of genus, ib. ; dis- 

 tribution of, ib. 



- demidoflii, description of, 31, 32 ; fin 

 formula, 31 ; illustration of (Fig. 11), ib. ; 

 colour of, 32 ; distribution of, ib. 



Percidao, 19, 2332. 



Petromyzon, 420, 429 ; distinctive characters of 

 genus, 420, 421 ; Giinther on genera of, 421. 



branchialis, description of, 427 429 ; dis- 

 tribution of, 427 ; illustrations of, adult 

 (Figs. 209, 210), 428; larval form of (Fig. 



" 211), 429; spawning of, 428, local names of, 

 ib. ; distinctive characters of larvae, 428, 429 ; 

 colour of, 429 ; food of, ib. 



fluviatilis, 424 427 ; local names of, 424 ; 



distribution of, ib. ; illustration of (Fig. 207), 

 ib.; value for bait, ib.; food of, ib., 425; 

 description of, 425, 426 ; head of (Fig. 208), 

 425 ; colour of, 426 ; habitat of, ib. ; spawn- 

 ing of, ib ; distinctive characters of young, 

 426, 427 ; method of capture in Germany, 427. 

 marinus, 421 424; local names of, 421; 

 distribution of, ib. ; habits and habitat of, 

 origin of popular name of, ib. ; food of, 421, 

 422 ; description of, 422, 423 ; illustration of 

 Fig. 205), 422; head of (Fig. 206), ib.; colour 

 of, 423 ; spawning of, ib., 424. 

 wagneri, 427. 



Petromyzontidse, 22, 420. 



Physostomi, 2, 90380. 



Pleuronectes flesus, 85-87 ; fin formula, 85 ; 

 distribution of, 85, 86 ; habits of, 86 ; adap- 

 tation of colour and locality, ib. ; spawning 

 of, ib.; eggs of, ib. ; description of, 87. 



