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CLASSIFICATION OF FISHES. 



Pristogaster Cuv. 



Xotopterus Lac. 



Engraulis Cuv. 

 Engraulis 

 Thryssa 

 Alpismaris 



Megalops Lac. 



Elops Linn. 



Butirinus Comm. 



Chirocentrus Cuv. 



Hvodon Le Sueur 



Atlantic 4 



Asia 1 



General 12 



India 4 



Medit. 2 



Am., Asia 2 



Ind., Am. 4 



Ditto 5 



India 1 



Am. 2 



2. Amini. 



Erythricthys Bon* Warm rivers 6 



Amia Linn. America 1 



Sudis Cuv. Amer., Afr. 3 



Osteoglossum Vand. Brazil 1 



Lepisosteus Lac. America 7 



Polypterus Geoff. Nile 2 



(Tribe 2. Subbrachianii.) 



23. Family. Gadid^u 



1. Gadini. 



Gadus Linn. 



Morrhua Cuv. Atlantic, Sec. 12 



Merlangus 



Cuv. 



Ditto 



4 



Merlucius 



Cuv. 



Ditto 



3 



Lota Cue. 





Medit. 



5 



Motella Cuv. 





Atlantic 



5 



Brosmius Cuv, 





Ditto 



2 



Brotula Cuv. 





W. Indies 



1 



Physifi Artedi 





Medit., Sec. 



4 



Raniceps Cuv. 





Atlantic 



2 



2. Hacrourini. 





Macrourus Block 



Medit. 



5 



24. Family. Plelro.vectidje. 

 Pleuronectus, Linn. 



Platessa Cuv. Atlantic 10 



Hippoglossus Cuv. 



India, Europe 



Both us Raf. 

 Solea Cuv. 



Solea Cuv. 



Monochir Cuv. 



Achirus Lac. 



Plagusia Br. 



General 



Ditto 

 Ditto 

 India 

 Ditto 



25. Family. Cyclopterid.e. * 



Lepadogaster Gouan General 11 

 Gobiesos Lac. Med., Atl. 4 



Cyclopterus Linn. Atlantic 8 

 Liparis Artedi Ditto 4 



26. Family. Echexeidid2E. 

 Echeneis Linn. 4 



(Tribe 3. 

 Ti. Family. 

 Ophidium Linn. 



Apodes.) 

 Ophididj,. 



Medit., &c. 

 Fierasfer Cuv. Ditto 



Ammodytes Linn. Ditto 



Leptocephalus Gron. Ditto 



28. Family. MuRiN'iDX. 



1. Gymnotini. 



Eremophilus Humb. Am. rivers 



Gymnarchus Cuv. Nile 



Gymnotus Linn. America 



Carapus Cuv. Ditto 



Apternarchus Schn. Ditto 



2. Mur&nini. 



Saccopharynx Mitchell f Amer. 2 



Mursna Antiq. General 20 



Anguilla Antiq. Ditto 6 



Conger Cuv. Ditto 10 



Ophisurus Lac. Ditto 12 



3. After ichthini. 



Sphagebranchus Block India 6 



Apterichthys Du?n. Medit. 2 



Synbranchus Block India 5 



Alabes Cmw. India 1 



Syxgnathire. 



General 25 



29. Family. 



Syngnathus Linn 



Typhle i?«/. 



Sephostoma Raf. 



Xerophis Raf. 

 Hippocampus Cuv. Warm seas 12 

 Solenostomus Lac. India 1 



Pegasus Linn. India 5 



30. Family. 



III. Order. — Plectognathi. 



Tetraodo.vtidj:. 



Diodon Linn. 

 Tetraodon Linn. 

 Cephalus Shaw 

 Triodon Cuv. 



Warm seas 20 

 Ditto 30 

 Ditto 7 

 India 1 



31. Family. Balistid.e. 



Balistes Linn. 



Balistes Linn. Warm seas 32 

 Balistopus Tiles. Ditto 1 



Monacanthus Cuv. Ditto 20 

 Aluterus Cuv. India, &c. 10 

 Triacantbus Cuv. India 1 



Ostracion Linn. Tropics 26 



* Ervthrinus Gron. 



f Ophiognathus Harwood. 



