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 P. — Barkacouta, Miii.lkt, Pike, and Mummichogs— Continued. 



154. The Sand Smelts or Silver Sides {Atherinid(e) 45G 



155. The Stickleback Family {Gastirosteidw) 457 



156. The Silver Gar-flsbes (BeZonMcB) 458 



157. The Flying-fish Family {Scomhei'eaocidm) 459 



158. The Pike Family (aocito) 461 



159. The Mummichog Family {Cyprinodontid(B) 466 



Q.— The Salmon Tribe 468 



160. The Salmon {Salmo nalar) 468 



161. The Salmons of the Pacific. By David S. Jordan : 474 



162. The Quinnat or California Salmon ( Oncorhynehu8 chouiclia). By Livingston Stone 479 



163. The Namaycush or Lake Trout {Salvd'mua namaycush) 485 



164. The Speckled Trout {Salvelinus fontinaJia) 497 



165. The Saibling or Bavarian Char (^Salvelinus alpinus) 500 



166. The Dolly Varden Trout {Salvelinus malma). By David S. Jordan *.. 504 



167. The Grayling (Thymallus tricolor) 505 



168. The Lake White-fish (CorfgoMMs efajjei/orniis). By E. 1. Geare 507 



169. The Lesser White-fishes. By David S. Jordan 541 



170. The Smelt Tribe 543 



171. Families related to the Salnionidas 547 



E. — The Herring Tribe 549 



172. The Herring ( Clvpea harengus) ". 549 



173. The Herrings of (he Pacific Coast. By David S. Jordan 568 



174. The Menhaden (Brevoorlia iyrannus) 569 



175. The Gulf Menhaden {Brevoortia patronua) 575 



S. — The Shad and THE Alewives. By Marshall MacDonald 579 



176. The Eiver Herrings or Alewives (Clupea ceatwalis and C. vet-nalia) ,579 



177. On the occurrence of the Branch Ale wife in certain Lakes of New York. By Tarleton H. Bean.. .588 



178. The Inland Alewife or Skipjack (Chipea chryaoeliluria) 594 



179. The Shad {Clupea aapidiasima) ,594 



180. The Hickory Shad or Mattowacca ( Clupea mediocris) 607 



T. — Families Related to the Clupeld^ 610 



181. The Mud Shad {Doroaoma cepedianum) 010 



182. The Tarpnm {Megalopa thriaaoidea) 610 



183. The Big-eyed Herring 611 



184. The Anchovies (Engraulidce) 611 



185. The Lady-fish Family (Alhulidw) 612 



186. The Moon-eye Family {Hyodontidoe) 612 



U.— Carp, Suckers. Catfish, and Eels 614 



187. The Sucker Family (Ca<osiomi(i«B). By David S. Jordan 614 



188. The Carp Family {Cyprinidw). By David S. Jordan 616 



189. The Carp (Cyprinua carpio). By Rudolph Hessel 618 



189. The Catfish Family ()SJ?iM-idcE). By David S.Jordan 627 



190. The Morays (MiircBnidw) 629 



191. The Eel (Anguilla vulgaria) 630 



192. The Conger Eel (Leptocepkalua conger) » 656 



V. Sturgeons, Skates, Sharks, and Lampreys 659 



193. The Bowfins (Amiidai) 659 



194. The Fa.(l<R6-&BheB (Polyodontidce) 660 



195. The Sturgeons (Adpenseridce) 660 



196. The Chimaera Family (ChimcaridcB) 663 



197. The Gar Pikes (Lepidoateidca) 663 



198. The Torpedoes and Skates (iJofe) 665 



199. The Saw-fish (Priatia pectinatus) 668 



200. The Shs,Tks (Squali) ' 668 



201. The Sharks of the Pacific Coast. By David S. Jordan 675 



202. The Lampreys {Petromyzontidw) ' 677 



203. The Hag Fishes {Myxinidce) 681 



204. The Lancelets {Branohioatomidw) 682 



