TABLE OF CONTENTS. XV 



J.— THE COD FAMILY AND ITS KINDRED : ^*^^ 



65. The Cod (.Gadmmorrhua) 200 



66. The Tom Cods {Microgadus tomeod and if. proximus) 223 



67. The Haddock {Melanogrammus wglefinus) 223 



68. The Pollock (Pollachius carionarius) 228 



69. The CaekXBrosmiua broame) 233 



70. The Hakes {Phyeis ehusa, etc.) 234 



71. The Burbot (Lota mamloaa). By Taeleton H. Bean 235 



72. The Silver Hake and the Merlnccio 240 



73. Several Families related to the Gadidse 243 



74. The Lant, or Sand Eel {Ammodytea Iwnceolatua) 244 



K.— WOLF-FISHES, SCULPINS, AND WRASSES: 



75. The Lyoodes Family (Lycodidce) 247 



76. The Wolf-Fishes or Sea Catfishos {AnmrMchadidcB) 248 



77. The Blenny Family {BlennUdw) 250 



78. The Toad-Fish (Batrachua tau) 251 



79. The Lump-Suckers : Lump-fish and Sea-Snails 253 



80. The Gobies (GoWidte) .' 255 



81. The Sea-Robin or Gurnard Family (Tnglidce) 255 



82. The Sculpin Tribe (CoHmJos) 258 



83. The Eose-Fish or Eed Perch {Sebaatea mannua) 260 



84. The Eock Cods of the Paciflc. By David S. Jordan 262 



85.'TheEockTrout8(CfemScE). By David S. Jordan 267 



86. The Tautog or Black Fish {Tautoga onitia) 268 



87. The Chogsefc or Cunner (Ctenolabrus adaperaua) 273 



88. The Parrot Fishes and some of their Allies 274 



89. The Demoiselle and the Cichlid Families 275 



90. The Surf-Fish Family (SmMotocMiB). By David S. Jordan 276 



91. The Moharra Family fGemiZffi) 279 



92. The Thread-Fish Family (Polynemidoe) 279 



93. The Surgeon-Fish Family ^AcanihwidcB) ■- 279 



94. The Angel-Fish Family (Ch(etodontid(B) 280 



L.— THE MACKEREL AND ITS ALLIES: 



95. The Mackerel {Scomber aoombrua) 281 



96. The Chub Mackerel {Scomber ooliaa) : 303 



97. The Frigate Mackerel {Auxia thazard) 305 



98. The Spanish Mackerel and its Allies ;W7 



99. The Bonito {Sarda mediterranea) 316 



100. The Horse Mackerel, Tunny, or Albicore {Oreynua thynnua) 320 



101. The Little Tunny or Albicore {Oreynua alliteratua) 322 



102. The Silver Moon-Fishes 322 



103. The Cavally, the Scad, and the Jurels 323 



104. The Pompanos (Trachynotiia carolinua, etc.) 326 



105. The Pilot Fish (.?/a«cro«e8 d«ctor) 330 



106. The Amber Fishes and the Leather Jackets 331 



"* 107. The Dolphins (Corj/jjAcBmidcB) 332 



108. The Eudder-Fish Family (Slromateidw) 332 



109. The Dory, Hen-Fish, and Opah Families 335 



110. The Cutlass Fish {Trichiurua lepturus) 335 



111. The Sword Fish Family {XipMidw) 336 



