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XVIII. A. tmniiformes . . . . . . .520 



Family : Traoliypteridee (Ribbon-flshes), 520. 



XIX. A. notacanthiformes ...... 523 



Family : IsTotaoantliidse, 523. 



Second Oedee — Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi . 523 



Families : Pomacentridae (Coral-fishes), 524 — Labridse 

 (Wrasses, Parrot-wrasses), 525 — Embiotooidae, 633 

 — Cbromides, 634. 



Third Order — Anacanthini 537 



I. A. gadoidei ....... 537 



Families : Lyoodidae, 637 — Gadidse (Cod-fishes, Hake, 

 Burbot, Ling, Rockling, Torsk), 639 — Ophidiidffi 

 (Brotula, Fierasfer, Sand-eel, Congrogadus), 546 — 

 , Maoruridae, 551. 



II. A. plewonectoidei . . . . . .553 



Family : Pleuronectidae (Flat-fishes), 553. 



Fourth Order — Physostomi 559 



Families: SUimdce; their skeleton, 659 — divided into eight sub- 

 divisions and sixteen groups ; Clariina, 563 — Plotosina, 563 — 

 SUurina, 565 — Hypophthalmina, 666 — Bagrina, 567 — Amiur- 

 ina, 567 — Pimelodina, 568 — Ariina, 569 — Doradina, 572 — 

 Ehinoglanina, 573 — Malapterurina (Electric Catfish), 574 — 

 Hypostomatina (Pre&adillas, Loricaria, etc.), 575 — Aspredin- 

 ina, 580 — Nematogenyina and Trichomyeterina, 5Sl — Stego- 

 pholina, 581. 



Families of Physostomi continued : Scopelidas, 582 — Cyprimidoe 

 (Carps), 587 — divided into fourteen groups, viz. Catostomina 

 (Suckers), 588 — Cyprinina (Carp, Crucian Carp, Goldfish, 

 Barbels, Gudgeons), ,-689 — Kohteichthyina, 596 — Leptobar- 

 bina, 597 — Easborina, 597 — Semiplotina, 598 — Xenocypri- 

 dina, 698 — Leuciscina (White fish, Tench, Dace, etc.), 598— 

 Khodeina, 601 — Danionina, 601 — Hypophthalmichthyina, 

 602 — ^Abramidina (Bream, Bleak), 602 — Homalopterina, 604 

 — Cobitidina (Loaches), 604. 



Families of Physostomi contiuued : Kneriids, 606 — Charaoinids, 

 606 — Cyprinodontidse, 613 — Heteropygii (Blind Fish of the 

 Mammoth Cave), 618 — Umbridae, 619 — Scombresocidse (Gar- 



