250 FISHES. 



FAMILY XCIV.-SCLENID^. 

 (^he Maigrea.) 



Body compressed, often elongate, covered with ctenoid 

 scales; lateral line continuous, often running up on the 

 caudal fin; teeth in villiform bands, sometimes with 

 canines; vomer and palate toothless; opercles weakly if 

 at all serrated; bones of skull moro or less cavernous, 

 with muciferous system highly developed; chin usually 

 with pores or barbels; lower pharyngeals distinct, except 

 in SaploidorMtfus and its relatives, where they are 

 firmly united (pharyngognathous) as in the Lahridm; 

 dorsals two, distinct or slightly connected, the soft part 

 most developed; vertical fins usually scaly; ventrals 

 I, 5, thoracic; anal spines generally 1 or 2; air bladder 

 large and often complicated (rarely wanting); stomach 

 ccBcal, with a few pyloric appendages. 



Chiefly marine, in temperate and warm regions, the 

 following only in fresh water. Genera about twenty; 

 species one hundred and ten, numerous on our coasts: 



* Lower jaw shorter, received within the upper; both jaws fully 

 provided with teeth ; no canines ; lower pharyngeals united. 



(HAPLOrDONOTrtTiE.) 



f Body moderately elevated; depth about one third length; 



caudal doublertruncate, slightly prolonged behind. 



Haploidonotus, 1. 

 ft Body greatly elevated at the shoulders ; depth nearly half 



length ; caudal truncate, . . Edtychblithus, 3. 



/. HAPLOIDONOTUS, Rafinesque. Bubblees. 



= Amblodon, Raf. 



1. H. grunniens, Raf. Shebpshead (Lakes). White 



Pbbch. Ghttntee. Deum. Depth 3 in length; head 3^; 



back elevated forwards, and much compressed; spines 



strong; first anal spine short; the second very large, 



