1. -TABLE OF THE HIGHER GROUPS. 



Class A.— PISCES OR TRUE FISHES. 

 Sub-Class L— TBLEOSTEI. 



Oeder 1. — Pediculati. 



Sub-order. ] Super-family. 



I 



Faniily. 



Sub-faiuily. 



Genus 



Lophioidea . 



Antennarioidea 



Maltheidae .... (1) 



LophiidsB (2) 



Ceratiidse <3) 



Antennariidaj . (4) 



Maltheinse 



Antennariinae. 



Maltha Cuv. 

 Lophius {Linn.) Cuv. 

 Himantolophus Reinh. 

 Oneirodes Liltken. 

 Ceratias Kroyer. 

 Ptetophryue Gill. 



Order 2. — Plectognathl 



Gymnodontes 



Orthagoriscoidea 



Orthagoriscidae (5) 



Molacantliinse . . . 

 OrtliagoriscinaB . 



Molacanthus Stv. 

 Mola Cuv. 



. 



Tetrodoutoidea.. 



Diodontidae ... (6) 



Diodontinse 



Cbilomycterus Bibron. 

 Tricbodiodou Blccker. 







Tetrode ntida? . (7) 



Tetrodontinai . . . 



Tetrodon Linn. 

 Cbllicbtbys Midi. 



Ostracoderma 





Ostraciontidaj . (8) 



OstraclontinEe..- 



Lactophrys Swains. 



Scleroderma 



Balistoidea 



Balistidai (9) 



MonacanthinoB . . 

 Ballstinfe 



Alutera Cuv. 

 Ceratacautbns Gill. 

 Stepbauolepis Gill. 

 Balistes Linn. 



Order 3. — Lophobranciiii. 



Syngnatbi 



Hippocauipida)(10) 

 Syngnatbidaj. (11) 



Hippocarapiua3 . . Hippocampus Cuv. 

 Syngnathinse Syngnatbus Lin7i. 



Order 4. — Hemibranchii. 





Ccntriscoidca ... 

 Aulostoinoidea . . 



Contriscidic. (12) 

 FistulariidiC . (13) 





Ceutrist'us Linn. 







Fistularia Linn. 





Gasterosteoidea. 



Gastcrosteidro (14) 



Gnstorostoimc .. 



Gastorostous (L.) Brcv. 

 Pygostens, Brcv. 

 Apdtos (DcKay) Brev. 



