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INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS OF FISHES 



A PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF 



BASED CHIEFLY UPON VISIBLE CHARACTERS; DEEP-SEA 



BDBCLASSE9 



ORDERS AND CHARACTERS 



LUNG FISHES: 



Nearest to the 

 Amphibia. ■ 



BONY FISHES: 



Typical Fishes, high 

 and low forms. 



Lung-Fishes Si-ren-oi' de-i . . . . 



Fishes with partial lungs, rudimentary 

 legs, and molar teeth. 



Spint-Finned Fishes Ac-an-thop'te-ri. 



Typical fishes, with perfect gills, fins, { 

 scales and bony fin-rays. 



Pikes Ha-pln'mi 



Head flattened and scaly. Only one dor- 

 sal fin, far back. 



Trout AND Salmon I-so-spon'dy-li.. 



Differential characters relate w'holly to < 

 bony anatomy 



Flying Fishes Syn-cn-tog' na-tlii 



Pectoral fins greatly enlarged; some spe- 

 cies able to fly. 



Solid-Jaw Fishes Plec-tog'na-thi.. . 



With solidified teeth and strong jaws. 

 Mostly with rough, file-like skins. 



Suckers and Minnows. .Phc-to-spon'dy-li 

 Differential characters based wholly upon 

 bony anatomy. 



Half-Gilled Fishes Hem-i-bran'chii . 



With imperfect or incomplete gills. 



Catfishes N em-a-lo(j' na-thi 



Scaleless; head broad and flattened; bar- 

 bels around mouth; defensive spines in 

 dorsal and pectoral fins. 



TYPES AND EXAMPLES PAGE 



Australian Lung- 

 Fish 174 



South American 



Mudfish 176 



Bass 177 



SUNFISH 184 



Perch 190 



Bluefish 193 



Mackerel 195 



Tuna 197 



Mullet 203 



Red Snapper 206 



Dolphin 208 



swordfish 209 



Remora 212 



Pike 21.5 



Muskallunge 215 



Pickerel 216 



Herring 218 



Menhaden 218 



Trout 220 



Salmon 228 



Tarpon 244 



Shad 247 



Whitefish 250 



Flying Fish 252 



Trigger-Fish 254 



Box-Fish 255 



Puffer 256 



Porcupine Fish.. . . 256 



Common Sucker . . . 258 



Buffalo Fish 260 



Carp 261 



Minnows 263 



Stickleback 265 



Mississippi Catfish 270 

 Bullhead 271 



