1 72 PISCES. 



Faro. Hullidse, Mullets. Mullus larlatus L., red Mullet. 



Fam. Sparidae, Sea-breams. Sargus Rondeletii Cuv. Val. ; Pagdiuz ery- 

 tJirinus L. ; Chrysoplirys aurata L., Mediterranean. 



Fj>m. Triglidse. Coitus golio L., River Bullhead or Miller's Thumb. A 

 smdl fish found in clear brooks and streams. It hides beneath stones, and 

 defends itself by expanding its branchial operculum. The male undertakes the 

 care of the brood. C. scorpius L., Sea-scorpion ; Trigla gunardus L.. Grey 



FIG. 610. Zoarces viviparus. A, anus ; V, urogenital opening. 



Gurnard ; Dactylopterus volitans L., Flying Gurnard ; Uranoscopus scaber L. 

 (Sternseher), Mediterranean ; Scorpcena porcus L. ; Trachinus draco L. 



Fam. Sciaenidee (Umberfish). Umbrina cirrhosa L., Mediterranean ; Cor- 

 vina nigra Salv., Mediterranean ; Scicena aquilla Risso., Mediterranean. 



Fam. ScomberidsB. Mackerels. Body elongated, more or less compressed, 

 sometimes very high. The skin is often silvery, and sometimes naked, some- 

 times covered with small scales. There are keeled Jbony plates in places, 



FIG. 617. Lophius piscatorius (alter Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



especially near the lateral line. The caudal fin usually has a semilunar shapo. 

 They constitute, on account of their tasteful flesh, an important object of the 

 fishing industry the Mackerel in the North Sea and the Channel, the Tunny 

 Fish in the Mediterranean. Scomber scombrus L., Mackerel ; Zeusfaler L., the 

 Dory : TJiynnus wulgaris Cuv., Val., Tunny Fish ; Pelamys sarda BL, Mediter- 

 ranean ; Caranx trachurus L., Horse-Mackerel, coasts of Europe ; Xiphias 

 gladius L., Sword-fish ; Echeneis naucrates L., Sucking-fish. 



