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5. Family. CLUPEiE. 



Clupea Linn. 



Clupea. 



Alosa Cuv. 

 Chatcessus Cuv. 

 Gnathobolus Sch. 

 Pristigaster Cuv. 

 Notopterus Lac. 

 Engraulis Cuv. 



Thryssa. 

 Megalops Lac. 

 Elops Linn. 

 Butirinus Comm. 

 Chirocentrus Cuv. 

 Hyodon Le Sueur. 

 Erythrinus Gron. 

 Amia Linn. 

 Sudis Cuv. 

 'Osteoglossuin Vana. 

 Eepisosteus 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 fi,ng wanting. 



9. Family. Anguilliformes. 



Mursna Linn. 



Anguilla Thunb.] 



Murasna. 



Ophisurus Lac. 



Gymnothorax Block. 



Sphagebranchus Block. 



Apterichtes Dum. 



Monopterus Comm. 



Synbranchus Block. 



Alabes. 

 Opbiognathus Harwood. 

 Gymnotus Linn. 



Carapus Cuv. 



Sternarclius Sch. 

 Gymnarchus Cuv. 

 Leptocephalus Pennant. 

 Ophidium Linn. 



Ficrasfer Cuv. 

 Ammodytes Linn. 



Order 4. Lophobranches. 



10. Family. Syngnathid^. 



Syngnathus Linn. 



Hippocampus Cuv. 



Soleiiostomus. 

 Pegasus Linn. 



Order 5. Plectognathes. 



11. Family. Gymnodontes. 



Diodon Linn. 

 Tetraodon Linn, 

 Cephalus Sch. 

 Triodon Cuv. 



12. Family. Scherodermes. 



Balistes Linn. 



Monocanthus Cuv. 



Aluterus Cuv. 



Triacanthus Cuv. 

 Ostracion Linn. 



Division II. — Cartilaginous Fishes. 



Order 1. Sturiones. 



Acipenser Linn. 

 Spatularia Shaw. 

 Chimsera Linn. 

 Callorhynchus, 



Order 2. Chondropterygii. 



1, Family. Selachii. 



Squalus Linn. 

 Scyllium Cuv. 

 Carcharias Raf. 

 Lamna Cuv. 

 Galeus Cuv. 



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