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CLA.SSIFICATION OF FISHES. 



Division I. — Osseous Fishes. 



* Pectinibranchia. 

 A. The upper jaw free. 



I. ACANTHOPTERTGES. 



1. Family. Percoides. 



* With two dorsal fins ; no canines. 



Perca Linn. 

 Labrax Cuv. 

 Lates Cuv. 

 Centropomus Lac. 

 Grammistes Cuv. 

 Aspro Cuv. 



Huro. 



Etelis. 



Xiphon. 



Enoplosus Lac. 



Diploprion Kuhl. 

 Apogon Lac. 



Cheilodipterus Lac. 



Pomotomus Risso. 

 Ambassis Comm. 

 Lucioperca Cuv. 



* * IVith one dorsal fin and canines. 



Serranus. 



Anthias Block. 



Merra. 

 Plectropoma. 

 Diacope Cuv. 

 Mesoprion Cuv. 

 Acerina Cuv. 

 Rypticus Cuv. 

 Polyprion Cuv. 

 Centropristis Cuv. 

 Gristes Cuv. 

 Cirrhites Cotmn. 

 Chironeraus Cuv. 

 Porno tis Cuv. 

 Centrarcliis Cuv. 

 Priacanthus Cuv. 

 Dules Cuv. 

 Therapon Cuv. 



Datnia. 

 Pelotes Cuv. 

 Helotis Cuv. 



*** With tioo dorsal fins, and 

 less than six branchial rays. 



Trichodon Steller. 

 Sillago Cuv. 



* * * « More than seven branchial 



rays. 

 Holocentrum JBloch. 

 Myripnstis Cuv. 

 Beryx Cuv. 

 Trachichtys Shaw. 



***** With jugular ventrals. 

 Trachinus Linn. 

 Percis Bloch. 



Pinguipes Cuv. 

 Percophis Cuv. 

 Uranoscopus Linn. 



****** Ventral fins behind the 

 pectoral. 



Polynemus Linn. 

 Sphyrsena Artedi. 

 Paralepis Cuv. ' 



Mull us Linn. 



2. Family. TRiGLiDiE (Sw.). 



Trigla Li?in. 



Prionotus Lac. 



Peristedion Lac. 



Dactyl opterus Lac. 

 Cephalocanthes Lac. 

 Cottus Linn. 



Aspidophorus. 

 Hemitripterus Cuv. 

 Hemilepidotus Cuv. 

 Platycephalus Bloch. 

 Scorpffina Linn. 



Taenianotus Cuv. 



Sebastes Cuv. 

 Pterois Cuv. 

 Blepsias Cuv. 

 Apistes Cuv. 

 Agriopus Cuv. 

 Pelor Cuv. 

 Synancea Bloch. 

 Monocentris Bloch. 

 Gasterosteus Linn. 

 Oreosoma Cuv. 



3. Family. Scienoides {Cuv.). 



Scisena Lin. 



Otolithus Cuv. 



Ancylodon Cuv. 



Corvina Cuv. 



Johnius Bloch. 



Umbrina Cuv. 



Lonchurus Bloch. 



Pogonias Lac. 

 Eques Block. 



* * Dorsal fin one. 



HEemulon Cuv. 

 Prestipoma Cuv. 

 Diagramma Cuv. 

 Lobotes Cuv. 

 Cheilodactjius Lac. 

 Scolopsides Cuv. 

 Micropterus Lac. 

 Amphiprion Bloch. 

 Premnas Cuv. 

 Pomocentrius Lac. 

 Dascyllus Cuv. 



