SYNOPSIS 



OF THE 



ffORTH AMERICAN FAMILIES AND GENERA OF FISHES DESCRIBED IN THIS WORK. 



I. BONY FISHES. 

 A. PECTINIBRANCHII. 

 (a). Splnc-raijcd. 



C Pcrca, Labrax, Iluro, Pileoma, Lucioperca, Serranus, Centropristes, 



1. Percid^, --- \ Grystes, Centrarchus, Pomolis, Bryttus, Aphredoderus, Uranoscopus, 



' Sphyrrena, Bolcosoma. 



„ ^ Trigla, Prionotus, Dactyloptenis, Cottiis, Hcmitripterus, Scorpcna, Sebas- 



''""' ■' \ tcs, Uranidca, Aspidophorus, Cryptacanlhodes, Gasterostcus. 



_ ^ Corvina, Lc-iostomus, Otolithus^ Umbrina, Pogonias, Micropogon, Hcmu- 



3. bciENiD^, .. .. . ^ j^j^^ Pristipoma, Lcbotcs. 



4. Sparid.e, . - -- . Sargus, Chrysoplirys, Pagrus. 



5. Chetodontid^, Ephippus, Pimelfpteriis. 



C Scomber, Thynnus, Pelamys, Cybiiim, Trichiurus, Xiphias, Naucrates, 

 _ J Elacate, Licliia, Trachinoius, Palinurus, Caranx, Blepharis, Argyrcya- 



5. bcoMBRiD^, < g^jg^ Vomer, Seriola, Teimiodon, Corypbena, Lampugus, Rhombus, 



|_ Pteraclis. 



7. Teutiiid^, Acantliurus. 



8. AxiiERiNiDjE, Atheriiia. 



9. 1VIUGILID.E, Mugil. 



10. fioniD.E, _ BIcnnius, Pholis, Chasmodos, Gunnelbis, Zoarces, Anarrhicas, Gobius. 



11. LoruiD.E, Lophiiis, Chironcctf.s, Mallhoa, Batraclius. 



12. Labridje, Ctcnolabms, TaiUoga, Xirichtliys. 



(i). Sofl-rai/Cfl. 



1. Abdominal. 



13. SuuRiDyT-., Galciclitbys, Arius, Pimelodu-?, Amblyopsis. 



