Contents 
CHAPTER XXXI. 
PERCOMORPHI. 
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Suborder Percomorphi, the Mackerels and Perches.—The Mackerel Tribe: 
Scombroidea.—The True Mackerels: Scombrida.—The Escolars: Gem- 
pylidz.—Scabbard and Cutlass-fishes: Lepidopide and Trichiuride.— 
The Paleorhynchide.—The Sailfishes: Istiophorida.—The Swordfishes: 
Xiphiide 
CHAPTER XXXII. 
CAVALLAS AND PAMPANOS. 
The Pampanos: Carangide.—The Papagallos: Nematistiide.—The Blue- 
fishes: Cheilodipteride.—The Sergeant-fishes: Rachycentride.—The 
Butter-fishes : Stromateidea.—The Ragfishes: Icosteida.—The Pomfrets: 
Bramide.—The Dolphins: Coryphzenide.—The Menide.—The Pem- 
pheridee.—Luvarida.—The Square-tails: Tetragonurida.—The Crested 
Bandfishes: Lophotide 
CHAPTER XXXIII. 
PERCOIDEA, OR PERCH-LIKE FISHES. 
Percoid Fishes——The Pirate-perches: Aphredoderide.—The Pigmy Sun- 
fishes: Elassomidze.—The Sunfishes: Centrarchide.—Crappies and Rock 
Bass.—The Black Bass.—The Saleles: Kuhliida.—The True Perches: 
Percide.—Relations of Darters to Perches.—The Perches.—The Dar- 
ters: Etheostominz 
CHAPTER XXXIV. 
THE BASS AND THEIR RELATIVES. 
The Cardinal-fishes: Apogonida.—The Anomalopidz.—The Asineopide.— 
The Robalos: Oxylabracide.—The Sea-bass: Serranide.—The Jew- 
fishes —The Groupers.—The Serranos.—The Flashers: Lobotida.— 
—The Big-eyes: Priacanthide.—The Histiopteride.—The Snappers: 
Lutianide.—The Grunts: Hemutide.—The Porgies: Sparida.—The 
Picarels: Menidae.—The Mojarras: Gerridae.—The Rudder-fishes: 
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CHAPTER XXXV. 
THE SURMULLETS, THE CROAKERS AND THEIR RELATIVES. 
The Surmullets, or Goatfishes: Mullida.—The Croakers: Scizenide.—The 
Sillaginide, etc—The Jawfishes: Opisthognathide, etc.—The Stone- 
wall Perch: Oplegnathide.—The Swallowers: Chiasmodontide.—The 
Malacanthide.—The Blanquillos: Latilide.—The Bandfishes: Cepoli- 
dae.—The Cirrhitide.—The Sandfishes: Trichodontide............... 565 
