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I. Poissons Zoophytes, as the eels, Anguilla, &c. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



V. 



VI. 



VII. 



Vers, Gadus, Blennius, Scomber, &e. 



Insectes, Labrus, Scienes. 



Poissons, Mugil, Cyprinus. 



Reptiles, Cobites, Silurus, Salmo, Esox. 



Oiseatjx, Callionyus, Gobius, Chcetodon, 



Pleuronectes. 

 Mammaux, Acipenser, Lophius, Diodon, 

 Maia, Squalus. 



The families, or " sub-orders" as they are called, 

 placed under each of these " orders/' will be best un- 

 derstood by the following table. They amount to four 

 in each ; and these, again, have each four " genera." 

 We do not, however, enumerate the whole of the latter. 



Order I. — Poissons Zoophytes. 



Sub-orders : — 



1. Murena. 



2. Anguilla. 



Cultriformes, includ- 

 ing Trichiurus, and 

 Leptocephalus. 



4. Cepola. 



Sub-orders : — 

 1. Lotes, including 

 Blennius, Phycis, 

 Gadius, &c. 



Order II. — Poissons Vers. 



2. " Kleques." 



3. Scomber. 



4. Gasterosteus, Cen- 

 tronotus, &c. 



Order III — Poissons Insectes. 



Sub orders : — 



1. Perches. 



2. Gymnocephalus, An- 



thias, &c. 



Labro'ides, including 

 Labrus, Sparus, 

 Ophiocephalus, &c. 



4. Dorades, as Mullus, 

 Scarus, &c. 



Order IV. — Poissons Poissons. 



Sub -orders : — 

 1. Mugilo'ides, as Mu- 

 gil, Exocetus, &c. 



2 Dactyles. 



3. Clupea {Linn.). 



I 4. Cyprinus, including 

 I also Atherina, Ar- 



1 gentina, &c. 



Order V. — Poissons Reptiles. 



Sub-orders : — 

 1. Cobites, Anableps, 

 &c. 



2. Silurus (Linn.). 



3. Salmo, including 



Serrasalmo. 



4. Esox, Elops, &c. 



Order VI. — Poissons Oiseaux. 



Sub-orders : — 

 Callionymus,Urano- 



scopus, &c. 

 Gobius, Cottus, 



Scorpina, Trigla. 



3. Pleuronectes, Zeus, 

 Chastodon, Stoma- 

 teus. 



Centriscus, Fistu- ' 

 laria, Stylephorus, 



