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CHAPTER V. 
SALMONID (Continued). 
Salmo, the Trout and Atlantic Salmon.—The Atlantic Salmon.—The Ouan- 
aniche.—The Black-spotted Trout.—The Trout of Western America.—Cut- 
throat or Red-throated Trout.—Hucho, the Huchen.—Salvelinus, the Charr. 
—Cristivomer, the Great Lake Trout—The Ayu, or Sweetfish.—Cormo- 
rant-fishing.—Fossil Salmonida. ....- 0.0... - 600s e seen eee teeter eee 
CHAPTER VI. 
THE GRAYLING AND THE SMELT. 
The Grayling, or Thymallide.—The Argentinidz.—The Microstomide.—The 
Salangide, or Icefishes—The Haplochitonide.—Stomiatide.—Suborder 
Iniomi, the Lantern-fishes.—Aulopide.—The Lizard-fishes.—Ipnopide.— 
Rondeletiide. — Myctophide. — Chirothricide. — Maurolicide. — The 
Lancet-fishes.—The Sternoptychide.—Order Lyopomi................... 
CHAPTER VII. 
THE APODES, OR EEL-LIKE FISHES. 
The Eels.—Order Symbranchia.—Order Apodes, or True Eels.—Suborder 
Archencheli.—Suborder Enchelycephalii—Family Anguillide.—Reproduc- 
tion of the Eel.—Food of the Eel.—Larva of the Eel—Species of Eels.— 
Pug-nosed Eels.—Conger-eels.—The Snake-eels:—Suborder Colocephali, 
or Morays.—Family Moringuide.—Order Carencheli, the Long-necked 
Eels.—Order Lyomeri or Gulpers.—Order Heteromi.................... 
CHAPTER VIII. 
SERIES OSTARIOPHYSI. 
Ostariophysii—The Heterognathi—The Eventognathi—The Cyprinide.— 
Species of Dace and Shiner.—Chubs of the Pacific Slope——The Carp and 
Goldfish—The Catostomida.—Fossil Cyprinida.—The Loaches 
CHAPTER IX. 
THE NEMATOGNATHI, OR CATFISHES. 
The Nematognathi.—Families of Nematognathi—The Siluride.—The Sea 
Catfish—The Channel Cats.—Horned Pout.—The Mad-toms.—The Old 
World Catfishes.—The Sisoride.—The Plotosida.—The Chlariidee.— The 
Hypophthalmide or Pygidiide.—The Loricariide.—The Callichthyidae,— 
Fossil Catfishes.—Order Gymnonoti......... 06.0.0. eee e eee, 
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