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Salamander (Amphiuma) The Gilled Salamanders (Proteidfc) Olm (Proteus) 

 Furrowed Salamander (Necturus) Two-Legged Salamanders (Sirenidce) The Coecil- 

 ians, or Worm-Like Amphibians (Order Apoda), . . . . . . 289 



CHAPTEE III. THE PRIMEVAL SALAMANDERS, Order Labyrinthodontia. 

 Characters and Distribution of the Group The Leading Families and Genera, . , 311 



FISHES 



CHAPTER I. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLASS PISCES. 



CLASSIFICATION External Skeleton Internal Skeleton Teeth Coloration Soft Parts 



Reproduction Tenacity of Life Distribution, , . . . . .314 



CHAPTER II. LUNG-FISHES AND CHIM^ROIDS, Subclasses Dipnoi and Holocephali. 



Existing Lung-Fishes (Lepidosirenidce) Australian Lung-Fish (Ceratodus) South American 

 Mud-Fish (Lepidosiren) African Mud-Fish (Protopterus) Extinct Lung-Fishes Berry- 

 Bone Fishes (Order Arihrodira) The Chimaeroids (Subclass Holocephali}, . . 325 



CHAPTER III. THE BONY FISHES AND GANOIDS, Subclass Teleostomi. 



Classification Fan-Finned Group (Order Actinopterygii) Spine-Finned Fishes (Suborder 

 Acanthopterygii) The Perch Tribe (Percidce) True Perches (Perca) Pike- Perches 

 (Lucioperca) Danubian Perches (Aspro) Ruffes (Acerind) Centrarchidce Bass and 

 Sea- Perches (Serranidce)- South American Perch and Bass (Perdchthys and Morone) 

 Sea-Perch (Centropristes, Serranus, etc.) Stone-Bass (Polyprion) Oriental and African 

 Perches (Lates and Psammoperca) Scaly-Finned Fishes (Chcetodontidce) Chcetodon 

 Chelmon Heniochus Holacanthus Red Mullets (Mullidce) Sea-Breams (Sparidce) 

 Cantharus Haplodactylus Sargus Gilt-Heads (Chrysophrys) Knife-Jawed Fishes 

 (Hoplognathidce) Thick-Rayed Fishes (Girrhitidce) Cirrhitichthys Chilodactylus 

 Scorpsenoids (Scorpcenidce) Allied Families Berycoids, or Slime-Heads (Berychidce) 

 Curtidce and Polynemidce Scisenoids (Scicenidce) Drum (Pogonias) Umbrines 

 (Umbrina) Meagres (Sciwna) Sword -Fishes (Xiphiidce) Scabbard-Fishes and Hair- 

 Tails (TricTiiurid.ee) Scabbard-Fish (Lepidopus) Hair-Tails (Trichiurus) Barracudas 

 (Thyrsites) Extinct Forms Surgeons (Acronuridce) Horse-Mackerels (Carangidce) 

 Typical Group (Caranx) Pilot-Fish (Naucrates) Sea-Bats (Platax) Dories (Cyttidce) 

 Stromateids and Coryphsenas (Stromateidce and Coryphcenidce)Coryphcena Sun-Fish 

 (Lampris) Nomeeids (Nomceidce) Mackerels (Scomberidce) Thunnies (Thynnus) 

 Sucking-Fishes (Echeneis) Star-Gazers and Weavers (Trachinidce) Uranoscoptts 

 Trachinus Tile-Fish (Lopholatilus) Other Groups Soft-Spines and Frog- Fishes 

 (Malacanthidce and Batrachidce) Batrachus Angler-Fish and their Allies (Lopliiidce) 

 Anglers (Lophius) Tentacle-Fish (Antennarius) Bull-Heads and Gurnards (Cot- 

 tidce Bull-Heads (Coitus) Gurnards ( Trigla) Beaked Gurnards (Peristethus) Flying 

 Gurnards (Dactylopterus) Dragon-Fishes (Pegasus) Lump-Suckers (Cyclopteridce) 

 Gobies and Mud-Skippers (Gobiidce) Gobius Periophthalmus Band-Fishes (Cepolidce) 

 Hairy-Backs (Trichonotidai) Chiridw Blennies (Blenniidce) Viviparous Blennies 

 (Zoarces) Wolf -Fishes (Anarrhichas) Oblique-Spined Blenny (Acanthodinidce) 

 Spiny Eels (Rhynchobdellidce) Oil-Fish (Comephorus) Barracuda-Pikes (Sphyrcenida) 

 Sand-Smelts (Atherinidce) Square-Tail (Tetragonurus) Grey Mullets (Mugilidce) 

 Gar-Pike and Flying-Fish (Scombresocidce) Gar- Pike (Belone) Flying-Fish (Exoccetus) 

 Sticklebacks (Gastrosteidce) Flute-Mouths (Aulostomatidce) Trumpet-Fish (Cen- 

 triscidce) Sucker-Fishes (Gobioesocidce) Serpent-Heads (Ophiocephalidre) Labyrinth- 

 Gilled Fishes (Anabantidce and Lnciocephalidce) Climbing- Perch (Anabas) Paradise- 

 Fish (Poly acanthus) Gurami (Osphromenus) Fighting-Fish (Betta) Unicorn-Fish 



