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PISCES. 



FAMILY I. FISTULARIAD^. 



Bones of the head projecting into a long tube, 

 at the tip of which is the small mouth. 



Centriscus (Linn.). Snipe-fish. Body ovate, 

 compressed ; two dorsals. 



C. scolopax. Fig. 278'; J n. s. 



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FAMILY II. LABRID^B. 



Body oblong, clothed with large scales ; one 

 dorsal, frequently with membranous appendages ; 

 lips thick and fleshy ; teeth large, conical. 



