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Family 13.— POLYNEMID^E. (3 Genera, 23 Species.) 



" Marine or fresh-water fishes, with compressed oblong bodies 

 and entire or ciliated scales." 



Distribution. — Tropical seas and rivers of both the great 

 oceans, but most abundant in the Pacific. 



Family 14— SPHYEENID^. (1 Genus, 15 Species.) 



"Carnivorous marine fishes, with elongate sub-cylindrical 

 bodies covered with small cycloid scales." 



Distribution. — The warm and tropical seas of the globe. 



Family 15.— TRICHIUPJD^E. (7 Genera, 18 Species.) 



" Marine fishes, with elongate compressed bodies covered with 

 minute scales or naked." 



Distribution. — All the tropical and sub-tropical seas. 



Family 16.— SCOMBRID^E. (20 Genera, 108 Species.) 



" Marine fishes, with elongate compressed bodies, scaled or 

 naked." 



Distribution. — All the temperate and tropical oceans. Mostly 

 inhabiting the open seas. 



Scomber, (the Mackerel) Thynnus, Naucrates, Zeus, Centro- 

 lojihus, Brama, and Lampris, are genera which have occurred in 

 the British seas. 



Family 17.— CAKANGID^E. (27 Genera, 171 Species.) ( 



" Marine fishes, with compressed oblong or elevated bodies 

 covered with small scales or naked." 



Distribution. — All temperate and tropical seas ; some species 

 occur in both the great oceans, ranging from New York to Aus- 

 tralia. 



Trachnrus and Capros are genera which occur in British seas. 



