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36. FAMILY. Hog -Fishes (Synanchiidas). Body 

 naked, without scales, thick, gross, often de- 

 formed with fungus, or spongy skin, with 

 fleshy lobes, or cirrhi on sides ; head spinous, 

 directed upwards; eyes small, close to or 

 upon crown ; mouth large, vertical ; pectorals 

 large, often very long. 



37- FAMILY. Weevers (Trachinidae). Body ovate 

 or elongate ; head compressed or cuboid ; 

 mouth and eyes mostly vertical; body co- 

 vered with compact scales ; ventral before 

 pectorals, very small in some. 



38. FAMILY. Flat-Heads (Platycephalidae). Head 



and body broad, and depressed ; eyes large, 

 vertical ; ventrals large j dorsals two ; body 

 scaly ; no tubercles or filaments on head. 



39. FAMILY. Mailed-Bullheads (Agonidas). Body 



angulated, generally long and slender, co- 

 vered with mailed plates ; jaws prolonged, 

 somewhat tubular ; no teeth on vomer ; ven- 

 trals of two rays, very small. 



40. FAMILY. Bullheads (Cottidae). Head large, 



broad, depressed, armed with spines and tu- 

 bercles ; mouth large ; small teeth on jaws 

 and vomer, none on palate ; body naked, or 

 with patches only of minute scales; dorsals 

 generally two, either separate, or united at 

 base ; ventrals small, imperfect, behind pec- 

 torals. 



41. FAMILY. Surmullets (Mullidse). Body obovate, 



anterior part thicker than posterior ; head 



