OKEN S SYSTEM. 



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I. 



11. 



III. 



IV. 



V. 

 VI. 



VII. 



PoissoNs Zoophytes, 



Vers, 



I>-SECTES, 



PoiSSONS, 



Reptiles, 



OlSEATJX, 



Mammaux, 



as the eels, Anguilla, &c. 



Gadus, Blennius, Scomber, &c. 



Labrus, Scienes. 



Muffil, Cyprinus. 



Cobites, Silurus, Salmo, Esox, 



Callionyus, Gobius, Chcctodon, 



Pleuronectes. 

 Acipenser, Lophius, Diodon, 

 Raia, Squalus, 



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

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

 derstood by the follovv^ing table. They amount to four 

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

 We do notj however, enumerate the whole of the latter. 



&ub-orders : ■ 



1. Murena. 



2. Anguilla. 



Order I. — Poissons Zoophytes. 



13. Cultriformes, includ- 4. Cepola. 

 ing Trichiurus, and 

 Leptocephalus. 



Sub-orders : — 

 1. Lotes, including 

 Blennius, Phycis, 

 Gadius, &c. 



Order II.— PoissoNS Vers. 



2. " Kleques." 



3. Scomber. 



Gasterosteus, Cen- 

 tronotus, &c. 



Order III. — Poissons Lvsectes 



Sub orders : — 



1. Perches. 



2. Gymnocephalus, An- 



thias, &c. 



3. Labro'ides, including 

 Labrus, Sparus, 



Ophioceiihalus, &c. 



Order IV, — PoissoNS Poissons. 



Sub-orders : — 

 Mugiloides, as Mu. 

 gil, Exocetus, &c. 



2 Dactyles. 



3. Clupea {Linn.). 



Dorades, as Mullus, 

 Scarus, &c. 



Cyprinus, including 

 also Atherina, Ar- 

 gentina, &c. 



Order V. — Poissons Reptiles. 



Sub-orders : — 

 Cobites, Anableps, 

 &c. 



2. Silurus (Linn.). 



3. Salmo, including 



Serrasalmo. 



4. Esox, Elops, &c. 



Order "VI.— Poissons Oiseaxix. 



Sub-orders : — 



1. Callionymus,Urano- 



scopus, &c. 



2. Gobius, Cottus, 



Scorpina, Trigla. 



3. Pleuronectes, Zeus, 

 Chcetodon, Stoma- 

 teus. 



4. Centriscus, Fistu- ' 

 laria, Stylephorus. 



