FISHES. 



APODES. 



ANGUILLA. EEL, 

 Generic Character. 



Caput laeve. 



Mares tubulosse. 



Oculi cute communi tecti. 



Mem brana branch iostega r a- 



diis decern. 

 Corpus teretiuseulum, luhri- 



cum. 



Pinna caudse coadunata 



dorsali analique. 

 Spiracula pone caput vel 



pinnas pectorales. 



Head smooth. 

 Nostrils tubular. 

 Eyes covered by the com- 

 mon skin. 

 Gill-Membrane ten-rayed. 



Body roundish ? smooth, mu- 

 cous. 



Dorsal, caudal ^ and anal fins 

 united. 



Spiracles behind the head or 

 pectoral fins. 



COMMON EEL. 



-Anguilla Vulgaris. A, vlkaceo-fusea sybtus subargenlea, maxilla 

 inferior* longiore. 



