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CHAPTER XXVII. 
SUBORDER HETEROSOMATA. 
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The Flatfishes—Optic Nerves of Flounders.—Ancestry of Flounders.—The 
Flounders: Pleuronectide.—The Turbot Tribe: Bothine.—The Halibut 
Tribe: Hippoglossine.—The Plaice Tribe: Pleuronectine.—The Soles: 
Soleidee.—The Broad Soles: Achirine.—The European Soles (Soleinz).— 
The Tongue-fishes: Cynoglossina.......-.- 6. sss sees seen erence eens 481 
CHAPTER XXVIII. 
SUBORDER JUGULARES. 
The Jugular-fishes.—The Weevers: Trachinide.—The Nototheniide.—The 
Leptoscopide.—The Star-gazers: Uranoscopida.—The Dragonets: Calli- 
onymide.—The Dactyloscopida. ....-.... 0. ese e cee cece eee eee eens 409 
CHAPTER XXIXx. 
THE BLENNIES: BLENNIIDA. 
The Northern Blennies: Xiphidiine, Stichziniz, etc—The Quillfishes: Ptilich- 
thyide.—The Blochiide.—The Patecide, etc.—The Gadopside, etc.— 
The Wolf-fishes: Anarhichadide.—The Eel-pouts: Zoarcide.—The Cusk- 
eels: Ophidiide.—Sand-lances: Ammodytide.—The Pearlfishes: Fieras- 
feride.—The Brotulide.—Ateleopodide.—Suborder Haplodoci.—Suborder 
MENOPLery Bile vata nda cess, Nae deo deca coud wae Aceuesin eins Ne galiech roan are andiguativn 507 
CHAPTER XXX. 
OPISTHOMI AND ANACANTHINI. 
Order Opisthomi.—Order Anacanthini.—The Codfishes: Gadida.—The Hakes: 
Merluciida.—The Grenadiers: Macrouride............ 00.0.0 cece cece 532 
CHAPTER XXXI. 
ORDER PEDICULATI: THE ANGLERS. 
The Angler-fishes.—The Fishing-frogs: Lophiide.—The Sea-devils: Ceratiide. 
—The Frogfishes: Antennariide.—The Batfishes: Ogcocephalide......... 542 
