INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS OF FISHES 



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THE ORDERS OF LIVING FISHES 



ORDERS OMITTED. TYPES CHIEFLY NORTH AMERICAN 



SUBCLASSES 



BONY FISHES: 



Continued. 



GANOIDS: 



Armored Fishes 

 and their allies 



ORDERS AND CHARACTERS 



FLAT-FISHES Het-e-ro-so'ma-ta 



Without bilateral symmetry. Both eyes 



TYPES AND EXAMPLES 



COMMON HALIBUT . . 274 



on one side. Flat, oval. Swim in hori- 

 zontal plane. 



FOOT-FISHES Pe-dic-u-la'ti 



Mouth enormous; body broad, flattened, } ANGLER 277 



bag-like. Pectoral fins long at base. 



EELS Ap'o-des 



Body long, slender, snake-like. No ven- } ELECTRIC EEL 283 



tral fins, no scales. 



PlPE-FlSHES AND SfiA-HoRSES, 1 



Lo-pho-bran'chi T, 



^ . . ,, , .1.1.1 u j i I PlPE-FlSH AND OEA- 



(jills tufted; mouth tubular; body covered ) 

 with scale armor. Very unlike true | 

 fishes. J 



THE DOGFISH Hal-e-co-mor 1 'phi } 



Air bladder cellular, acting as rudimentary \ DOGFISH OR BOWFIN 290 

 lung. Helmet-headed. J 



GAR-FISHES Ging-ly-mo'di. . . . 



Ancient forms, covered with formidable 



GAR PIKE... . 294 



bony armor. j ALLIGATOR GAR. ... 295 



STURGEONS Glan-i-os'to-mi.. . } 



Body with rows of large, bony plates. ^LAKE STURGEON... 298 

 Mouth with barbels. j 



PADDLE-FISH Sel-a-chos'to-mi . . 1 



Scaleless, shark-like. Broad, bony pad- \ PADDLE-FISH 303 



die projecting from nose. 



CHIMERAS: 



! CHIMERAS Chi-mae-rm'de-i. 



| Odd, shark-like forms. 



SHARKS Squa'li 



Scales minute; skeleton cartilaginous. 

 CARTILAGI- Many species bring forth their young 



NOUS FISHES: alive. 



> CHIMERA COLLEI 306 



With soft skeletons. ) 

 Lowest Fishes. 



RAYS AND SKATES Ra'i-ae 



Excessively flattened, but otherwise 

 shark-like. Many species with long 

 whip-like tails. 



MACKEREL SHARK.. 313 

 HAMMER-HEAD.. . 313 



SHARK-RAT 314 



STING RAY 317 



DEVIL-FISH.. . 318 



