SYNOPSIS 



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



I. BONY FISHES. 

 A. PECTINIBRANCHII. 

 (a). Spine-rayed. 



C Pcrca, Labrax, Huro, Pilooma, Lucioperca, Serranus, Centropristes, 



1. PERCiD.a:, 7 Grystes, Centrarchus, Pomotis, Brji.tus, Aphredoderus, Uranoscopus, 



( Sphyrasna, Boleosoma. 



2 TRiGLiDiE \ Trigla, Prionotus, Daclylopterus, Cottus, Hemitripterus, Scorpena, Sebas- 



, ^ j^^^ Uranidea, Aspidophorus, Cryptacanlhodes, Gasterosteus. 



3 SciEXiDiE \ Corvina, Leiostomus, Otolithus, Umbrina, Pogonias, Micropogon, Hemu- 



, ^ Ion, Pristipoma, Lcboles. 



4. SPARID.S, Sargus, Chrysophrys, Pagrus. 



5. Chetodontid^, Ephippus, Pimelepterus. 



f Scomber, Thynnus, Pelamys, Cybium, Trichiurus, Xiphias, Naucrates, 

 6 ScoMBRiDi: J Elacaie, Lii-.hia, Trachinotus, Palinurus, Caran.x, Blepharis, Argyreyo- 



' ] siis. Vomer, Seriola, Temnodon, Coryphena, Lampugus, Rhombus, 



L Pteraclis. 



7. TEUTHID.S, Acanihurus. 



8. ATHERINID.S;, Atherina. 



9. MUGILID^, Mugil. 



10. GoBiDiE, Blennius, Pholis, Chasmodes, Gunnellus, Zoarces, Anarrhicas, Gobius. 



11. L0PHID.E, Lophius, Chironectes, Malthoa, Batrachus. 



12. LABRID.E, Ctenolabrus, Tauloga, Xirichthys. 



(J). Soft-rayed. 



1. Abdominal. 



13. SnuRiD^, Galeichthys, Arius, Pimelodus, Amblyopsis. 



