PLAN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT OF FISHES. 1 335 



ORDER THORACOSTRACi — Continued. 

 Suborder Lophobranchii. 

 Family Syngnathidse. 



Siphostoma juscum (common pipefish). 

 Hippocampus hudsonius (common sea-horse). 

 Hippocampus stylijcr (sea-horse). 

 Hippocampus punclulatus (caballeto de mar). 

 Hippocampus zostercE (sea-horse). 

 ORDER ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Suborder Percesoces. 



Family Atherinidse. 



Mcnidia gracilis (silverside). 

 Family Mugilidae. 



Mugil cephalus (common mullet). 



Mugil curema (white mullet). 

 Family Sphyraenidae. 



Sphyrtsna boreatis (northern barracuda). 

 Family Mullidje. 



Upeneus maculatus (red goatfish). 



Upeneus martinicus (yellow goatfish). 

 Family Holocentridse. 



Holocentrus ascensionis (squirrel-fish). 

 Family Ammodytidae. 



Ammodytcs americanus (sand launce). 

 Suborder Scombriformes. 

 Family Scombridae. 



Gymnosarda pelam,is (oceanic bonito). 



Thunnus thynnus (tunny). 



Scomber scombrus (common mackerel). 



Sarda sarda (bonito). 



Scomberomorus maculatus (Spanish mackerel). 

 Family Trichiuridae. 



Trichiurus lepturus (cutlass-fish). 

 Family Istiophoridae. 



Istiophorus nigricans (sailfish). 

 Family Xiphiidae. 



Xiphias gladius (common swordfish). 

 Family Carangidte. 



Oligoplites saurus (leather-jacket). 



Caranx hippos (crevall^). 



Caranx crysos (runner). 



Vomer seiipennis (moonfish). 



Selene vomer (lookdown). 



Trachinoius goodei (great pompano). 

 I, Trachinotus carolinus (common pompano). 



Family Pomatomidae. 



Pomatomus saltatrix (bluefish). 

 Family Coryphaenidae. 



Coryplurna hippurus (common dolphin). 

 Family Stromateidae. 



Poronotus iriacanthus (butterfish). 

 Family Rachycentridae. 



Rachycentron canadum (sergeant-fish). 



