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CLASSIFICATION OF FISHES. 



Division I. — Osseous Fishes. 



* Pectinibranchia. 

 A. The upper jaw free. 



L ACAXTHOPTERYGES. 



1. Family. Percoides. 

 * With two dorsal fins; no canines. 

 Perca Linn. 

 Labrax Cuv. 

 Lates Cuv. 

 Centropomus Lac. 

 Grammistes Cuv. 

 Aspro Cuv. 



Huro. 



Etelis. 



Niphon. 



Enoplosus Lac. 



Diploprion Kuhl. 

 Apogon Lac. 



Cheilodipterus Lac. 



Pomotomus Risso. 

 Ambassis Comm. 

 Lucioperca Cuv. 



* * With one dorsal fin and canines. 



Serranus. 



Anthias Block. 



Merra. 

 Plectropoma. 

 Diacopc Cuv. 

 Mesoprion Cuv. 

 Acerina Cuv. 

 Rypticus Cuv. 

 Polyprion Cuv. 

 Centropristis Cuv. 

 Gristes Cuv. 

 Cirrhites Comm. 

 Cliironemus Cuv. 

 Pomotis Cuv. 

 Centrarcliis Cuv. 

 Priacanthus Cuv. 

 Dules Cuv. 

 Therapon Cuv. 



Datnia. 

 Pelotes Cuv. 

 Helotis Cuv. 



*** With two dorsal fins, and 

 less than si* branchial rays. 



Trichodon St tiler. 

 Sillago Cuv. 



**** More than seven branchial 

 rays. 

 Holocentrum Bloch. 

 Myripristis Cuv. 

 Beryx Cuv. 

 TraJhichtys Shaw. 



***** With jugular ventrals. 

 Trachinus Linn. 

 Percis Bloch. 



Pinguipes Cuv. 

 Percophis Cuv. 

 Uranoscopus Linn. 



****** Ventral fins behind the 

 pectoral. 

 Polynemus Linn. 

 Sphyrasna Artedi. 

 Paralepis Cuv. 

 Mullus Linn. 



2. Family. Triglid^e (Sk\). 



Trigla Linn. 



Prionotus Lac. 



Peristedion Lac. 



Dactylopterus Lac. 

 Cephalocantb.es Lac. 

 Cottus Linn. 



Aspidophorus. 

 Hemitripterus Cuv. 

 Hemilepidotus Cuv. 

 Platycephalus Bloch. 

 ScorpEena Linn. 



Tsenianotus Cuv. 



Sebastes Cuv. 

 Pterois Cuv. 

 Blepsias Cuv. 

 Apistes Cuv. 

 Agriopus Cuv. 

 Pelor Cuv. 

 Synancea Bloch. 

 Monocentris Bloch. 

 Gasterosteus L inn. 

 Oreosoma Cuv. 



S. Family. Scienoides (Cuv.). 



Sciasna Lin. 



Otolith us Cuv. 



Ancylodon Cuv. 



Corvina Cuv. 



Johnius Bloch. 



Umbrina Cuv. 



Lonchurus Bloch. 



Pogonias Lac. 

 Eques Block. 



* * Dorsal fin one. 



Ha?mulon Cuv. 

 Prestipoma Cuv. 

 Diagramma Cuv. 

 Lobotea Cuv. 

 Cheilodactylus Lac. 

 Scolopsides Cuv. 

 Micropterus Lac. 

 ' Amphiprion Bloch. 

 Premnas Cuv. 

 Pomocentrius Lac. 

 Dascyllus Cuv. 



