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CLASSIFICATION OF FISHES. 



Pristogaster Cuv. 



Atlantic 



4 



Notopterus Lac. 



Asia 



1 



Engraulis Cuv. 







Engraulis 



General 12 



Thryssa 



India 



4 



Alpismaris 



Medit. 



2 



Megalops Lac. 



Am., Asia 



2 



Elops Linn. 



Ind.j Am. 



4 



Butirinus Comm. 



Ditto 



5 



Chirocentrus Cuv. 



India 



1 



Hvodon Le Sueur 



Am. 







2. Amini. 



Erythricthys Bo?i.* Warm rivers 6 



Amia Linn. America 1 



Sudis Cuv. Amer.. Afr. 3 



Osteoglossum Fand. Brazil 1 



Lepiiosteus Lac. America 7 



Polypterus Geoff! Nile 2 



(Tribe 2. Subbrachianii.) 





23. Family. 



GADIDi. 





1. Gadini. 





G-adus Linn. 







3Iorrhua Cuv. 



Atlantic. &c. 



12 



IMerlangus Cut 



Ditto 



4 



Merlucius Cuv. 



Ditto 





Lota Cuo. 



3Iedit. 



5 



Motella Cuv. 



Atlantic 



5 



Brosmius Cuv, 



Ditto 



2 



Brotula Cuv. 



W. Indies 



1 



Physis Artedi 



Medit., ice. 



4 



Raniceps Cuv. 



Atlantic 



2 



2. Macrowrini. 

 Macrourus Block Medit. 3 



24. Family. PLEURO-VECTrD.E. 



Pleuronectus, Linn. 



Platessa Cuv. Atlantic 10 



Hippoglossus Cuv. 



India, Europe 10 



Bothus Raf. 

 Solea Cuv. 



Solea Cuv. 



Monochir Cuv. 



Achirus Lac. 



Plagusia Br. 



General 20 



Ditto 20 

 Ditto 7 

 India 4 

 Ditto 6 



25. Family. CycLOPTERiDiE. 



Lepadogascer Gouan General II 

 Gobiesox Lac. Med., Atl. 4 



Cj-clopterus Linn. Atlantic 8 

 Liparis Artedi Ditto 4 



26. Family. EcHEXEiDH).ffi. 

 Echeneis Linn. 4 



(Tribe 3. Apodes.) 



27. Family. Ophididj:. ■ 



Ophidium Linn. Medit. &c. 5 



Fierasfer Cuv. Ditto 2 



Ammodytes Linn. Ditto 3 



Leptocephalus Grcyn. Ditto 6 



28. Family. Mur^nid^. 



1. Gymnotini. 



Eremophilus Humb. Am. rivers 



Gymnarchus Cuv. Nile 



Gymuotus Linn. America 



Carapus Cuv. Ditto 



Apternarchus Sclin. Ditto 



2. 2IurcE,nini. 



Saccopliarynx 3/ifcAeZ/f Arner. 2 



Mursna Antiq. General 20 



Anguilla Antiq. Ditto 6 



Conger Cuv. Ditto 10 



Ophisurus Lac. Ditto 12 



3. Apterichthini. 

 Sphagebranchus Block India 6 



Apterichthys Bum. 

 Synbranchus Block 

 ■ Alabes Cuv. 



Medit. 2 

 India 5 

 India 1 



29. 



SY>"G.\ATHIDiE. 



General 25 



Family 



Svngnatlius Linn. 



Typhle i?fl/. 



Sephostoma Raf. 



Nerophis Raf. 

 Hippocampus Cuv. Warm seas 12 

 Solenostomus Lac. India 1 



Pegasus Lin?i. India 5 



III. Order. — Plectognathi. 



31. Familv. Balistid.s:. 



30. Family. Tetraodoxtidje. 



Diodon Linn. 

 Tetraodon Linn. 

 Cephalus Shaw 

 Triodon Cuv. 



Warm seas 20 

 Ditto 30 

 Ditto 7 

 India 1 



Balistes Linn. 



Balistes Linn, Warm seas 32 

 Balistopus Tiles. Ditto 1 



Monacanthus Cuv. Ditto 20 

 Aluterus Cuv. India, &c. 10 



Triacanthus Cuv. India 1 



Ostracion Linn. 



Tropics 26 



* Ervthrinus Grron. 



f Ophiognathus Harwood. 



