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Black-fish. In Europe a species of Centrolophus; in America a species 
~of Wrasse (tautoga) ; in Sydney, Girella cuspidata ; in Victoria, 
Gadopsis marmoratus. 
Black-head. A species of carp (Pimephales). WN. America. 
Black-horse. Another sp. of carp. (Sclerognathus). N, Amer, 
Black-bream. In Europe, Oantharus lineatus ; in Sydney, Chrysophrys 
australis. 
Black trevally. In Sydney, Teuthis nebulosa. 
Bleek and Bleak. Alburnus alburnus, carp. Europe. 
Blenny. Applied to all the species of the Blenny family. 
Blind-fish. Amblyopsis speleus. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. 
Blue-cod. Percis colias, New Zealand. — 
Blue-fish. Zemnodon saltator. America. Our “Tailor.” In Sydney, 
Girella cyanea. 
Blue groper. In Sydney, Cossyphus gouldii. 
Blue-pointer. In Sydney, Lamna glauca, a shark. 
Blue shark. Carcharias glaucus. Europe. ; 
Boar-fish. In Melbourne, Histiopterus recurvirostris; New Zealand, 
Cytius australis; in Europe, Oapros aper, one of the Horse- 
mackerels. 
Bogue. Bow boops. British (Sparide). 
Bolti or Bulti. Species of Chromis, from African and Palestine Rivers, 
CO. andre@ is the common fish of the River Jordan and the Sea of. 
Galilee. 
Bonito. Thynnus pelamys, all tropical and temperate seas. 
Bony-bream. In Australia, Chatoessus richardsonii. 
Bony-pike. Lepidosteus viridis. America, N. and Cent. 
Borer. A lamprey. Mysxine glutinosa. Europe. 
Bow-fin. See Mud-fish. 
Bream, sea. In Europe applied to different species of Sparus, Pagrus, 
Pagellus, Box, and Dentex, most commonly to Sparus auratus of 
Britain ; in Australia, to different species of Chrysophrys. 
Bream, river. In Europe to a carp, Abramis brama; America, A. 
americanus. 
Brill. Rhombus levis, Britain; New Zealand, Pseudorhombus scaphus. 
Brook-trout. Salmo fontinalis. America. 
Bullahoo. In Sydney, native name for garfish. 
Bulls-eye. In Sydney, Priacanthus macracanthus. 
Bull-head. Cottus gobio. Europe. ; 
Bull-head, Sea. Cottus scorpio. Turope and America. 
Bull-rout. Centropogon robustus. Hunter River, N.S.W. 
Burbot and Burbolt. Lota vulgaris. Europe and America. 
Burton-skate, Ratia marginata,aray. Britam = ; 
Butter-fish. Centronotus gunellus, a blenny, Britain; in Australia, 
_ Oligorus mitchellit ; in New Zealand, Coridodax pullus. 
Butterfly-fish. Gasterochisma melampus, New Zealand. 
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Capelin. Mallotus villosus, Arctic. (Salmonide.) 
Caribe. Serrasalmo scapularis, Tropical American rivers. The name 
is applied to other genera of the family of CHaracrnipa@, which 
replaces the Cyprinoids. Small, but very voracious. 
Carmoot. A species of Olarias (S1nunrpH). River Nile. 
