CUVIER S SYSTEM. 



5. Family. Clupea. 



Clupea Linn. 



Clupea. 



Alosa Cuv. 

 Cftiatcessus Cuv. 

 Gnathobolus Sch. 

 Pris tig aster Cuv. 

 Notopterus Lac. 

 Engraulis Cuv. 



Thryssa. 

 Megalops Lac. 

 Elops Linn. 

 Butirinus Comm. 

 Chirocentrus Cuv. 

 Hyodon Le Sueur. 

 Erythrinus Gron. 

 Amia Linn. 

 Sudis Cuv. 



;;Osteoglossum Vana. 

 Lepisosteus Lac. 

 Polypterus Geoff. 



Order 2. Ventral fin beneath the 

 pectoral. 



6. Family. Gadites. 



Gadus Linn. 



Morrhua Cuv. 



Merlangus Cuv. 



Merlucius Cuv. 



Lota Cuv. 



Motella Cuv. 



Brosmius Cuv. 



Brotula Cuv. 



Phycis Artedi. 



Raniceps Cuv. 

 Lepidoleprus Risso. 



7. Family. Pleuronectid^:. 



Pleuronectes Linn. 



Platessa Cuv. 



Hippoglossus Cuv. 



Rhombus Cuv. 

 Solea Cuv. 



Monochirus Cuv. 



Achirus Lac. 



Plagusia Cuv. 



8. Family. Discoboli. 



Lepidogaster Gouan. 

 Gobiesox Lac. 



Cyclopterus Linn. 



Lumpus Cuv. 



Liparis Artedi. 

 Echeneis Linn. 



Order 3. Ventral fin wanting. 



9. Family. Anguilliformes. 



Murama Linn. 



Anguilla Thurib.'. 



Muraena. 



Ophisurus Lac. 



Gymnothorax Block. 



Sphagebranchus Block. 



Apterichtes Dum. 



Monopterus Comm. 



Synbranchus Block. 



Alabes. 

 Ophiognathus Harwood. 

 Gymnotus Linn. 



Carapus Cuv. 



Stemarchus Sch. 

 Gymnarchus Cuv. 

 Leptocephalus Pennant. 

 Ophidium Linn. 



Fierasfer Cuv. 

 Ammodytes Linn. 



Order 4. Lophobranckes. 



10. Family. Syngnathid;e. 



Syngnathus Linn. 



Hippocampus Cuv. 



Solenostomus. 

 Pegasus Linn. 



Order 5. Plectognathes. 

 11. Family. Gymnodontes. 



Diodon Linn. 

 Tetraodon Linn. 

 Cephalus Sch. 

 Triodon Cuv. 



I 12. Family. Scherodermes, 



Balistes Linn. 



Monocanthus Cuv. 



Aluterus Cuv. 



Triacanthus Cuv. 

 Ostracion Linn. 



Division II. — Cartilaginous Fishes. 



Order 1. Sturiones. 



Acipenser Linn. 

 Spatularia Shaw. 

 Chima?ra Linn. 

 Callorhynchus, 



Order 2. Chondropterygii. 

 1. Family. Selachii. 

 Squalus Linn. 

 Scyllium Cuv. 

 Carcharias Baf. 

 Lamna Cuv. 

 Galeus Cuv. 



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