SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



CLASS v.— PISCES. 



Characteristics of Fishes 



The Classification of Fishes 



Sub-Class I.— Dipnoi. 



Lung-fishes 



Sub-Class II.— Holocephali, 



The Chimseroids ... 



Sub-Class III.— Teleostomi 



Bony Fishes and Ganoids 



Order I. — Actinopterygii. 



The Fan-finned Teleostomes ... 

 Sub-order i. — Acanthopterygii. 



The Spiny-finned Fishes, Etc. ... 

 Section Perciformes. 



The Common Perch, Etc. 

 Section ScorpEeniformes. 



The Micropus, Etc 



Section Berychiformes. 



The Slime-heads 



Section Curtiformes. 



The Indian Curtis, Etc. 

 Section Polyneniiformes. 



The Polynemus, Etc 



Section Sciasniformes. 



The Meagre, Etc. 



Section Xiphiiformes. 



The Sword-fish 

 Section Trichiuriformes. 



The Scabbard Fish, Etc. 

 Section Cotto-Scombriformes. 



The Surgeons, Etc. 

 Section Gobiiformes. 



The Lump-suckers, Etc. 

 Section Blenniiformes. 



Marine Band-fishes, Etc. 

 Section Mugihformes. 



The Barracuda-pikes, Etc. 

 Section Scombresociformes. 



The Flying-fish, Eic 



Section Gastmsteiformes. 



The Sticklebacks, Etc. ... 

 Section Centrisciformes. 



The Bellows-fish, Etc 



Section Gobioesociformes. 



The Sucker-fishes, Etc. ... 

 Seclion Channiformes. 



The Serpent-heads, Etc. 



FISHES. 



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