42G GEOGllAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. [part iv. 



Family 5.— ITJSTIPOMATID.E. (25 Genera, 20G Species.) 



" Marine carnivorous fishes, with compressed oLIong bodies, 

 and without molar or cutting teeth." 



Distribution. — Seas of temperate and tropical regions, a few 

 only entering fresh water. 



Of the more extensive genera, nine, comprising more than 

 half the species, are confined to the Indian and Australian seas, 

 while only one large genus {Hmnmdon) is found in the Atlantic 

 on the coast of Tropical America. The extensive Pacific genus, 

 Diagramma, has one species in the Mediterranean. One genus 

 is confined to the Macquarie Eiver in Australia. A species of 

 Dcntex has occurred on the English coast, and tliis seems to be 

 the extreme northern range of the family, which does not 

 regularly extend beyond the coast of Portugal, and in the East to 

 Japan. Australia seems to form the southein limit. 



Family 6.— MULLID^. (5 Genera, 34 Species.) 



" Marine fishes, with elongate slightly compressed bodies 

 covered with large scales, and two dorsal fins at a distance from 

 each other." 



DiSTEiBT^TiON. — All tropical seas, except the West Coast of 

 America, extending into temperate regions as far as the Baltic, 

 Japan, and IS'evv Zealand. 



Two species of Midlvs (Mullets) are British, and those are 

 the oidy European h'sh belonging to the fnmily. 



Family 7.— SPAPJD.E. (22 Genera, 117 Species.) 



" Herbivorous or carnivorous marine fishes, with oblong com- 

 pressed bodies covered with minutely serrated scales, and with 

 one dorsal fin." 



Distribution. — Seas of temperate and tropical regions, a few 

 enterinij' rivers. 



