A PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF 
BASED CHIEFLY UPON VISIBLE CHARACTERS; DEEP-SEA 
SUBCLASSES 
LUNG 
FISHES: 
Nearest to 
the 
Amphibia. 
BONY 
FISHES: 
Typical 
Fishes, 
high and 
low forms. 
ORDERS AND CHARACTERS 
LUNG-FISHES, 
SI-REN-OI'DE-I 
Fishes with partial lungs, rudimentary legs, and molar 
teeth. 
| PIKES, HA-PLO'MI .... 
Head flattened and scaly. Only one dorsal fin, far back. 
|TROUT and SALMON, i-so-spon'dy-li 
Differential characters relate wholly to bony anatomy. 
FLYING FISHES, . . syn-en-tog'na-thi 
Pectoral fins greatly enlarged : some species able to fly. 
|SOLID-JAW FISHES, plec-tog'na-thi . 
With solidified teeth and strong jaws. Mostly with 
rough, file-like skins. 
ISUCKERS and 
MINNOWS, PLEC- TO-SPON'D Y -LI 
Differential characters based wholly upon bony anat- 
omy. 
TYPES AND 
EXAMPLES 
Australian Lung- 
Fish 
South American 
ISPINY-FINNED 
FISHES, A C-A N-THOP' TE-RI 
Typical fishes, with perfect gills, fins, scales, and bony 
fin-rays. 
Mudfish . . 
381 
Bass . . . 
382 
Sunfish . . . 
384 
Perch . . . 
386 
Bluefish . . 
387 
Mackerel . . 
388 
Tuna . . . 
489 
Mullet . . . 
390 
Red Snapper . 
391 
Dolphin . . 
392 
Swordfish . . 
392 
Remora . . 
393 
Pike .... 
394 
Muskal lunge . 
394 
Pickerel . . 
395 
Trout . . . 
396 
Salmon . . . 
398 
Tarpon . . . 
406 
Shad . . . 
407 
Whitefish . . 
408 
Herring . . 
Menhaden 
Flying Fish . 
409 
Trigger-Fish . 
410 
Box-Fish . . 
410 
Puffer . . . 
410 
Porcupine Fish 
411 
Common Sucker 412 
Buffalo Fish . 
413 
Carp 
413 
Minnows . . 
414 
380 
HALF-GILLED 
FISHES, HEM-I-BRAN'CHII 
With imperfect or incomplete gills. 
Stickleback 
415 
jCATFISHES, NEM-A-TOG'NA-THI 
Scaleless ; head broad and flattened ; barbels around 
mouth ; defensive spines in dorsal and pectoral fins. 
Mississippi Cat- 
fish .... 416 
Bullhead . . . 417 
