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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Class Elasmobranchii — Continued. 
Subclass Selachii — Continued. 
Order Batoidei— Continued. Page 
Family XI — Torpedinidae. The electric rays 61 
17. Torpedo nobiliana 62 
Family XII — Dasyatidae. The sting rays 63 
18. Dasyatis centrura 64 
19. Dasyatis americana, sp. nov 64 
20. Dasyatis say 66 
21. Dasyatis sabina 67 
22. Pteroplatea micrura 67 
Family XIII — Myliobatidae. The eagle rays 68 
23. Myliobatis freminvillii 69 
24. Aetobatus narinari 70 
Family XIV — Rhinopteridae. The cow-nosed rays 70 
25. Rhinoptera quadriloba 71 
Family XV — Mobulkhe. The sea devils 71 
26. Manta birostris 71 
Class Pisces. True fishes 72 
Superorder Ganoidei 72 
Order Glaniostomi 72 
Family XVI — Acipenseridae. The sturgeons 72 
27. Acipenser oxyrhynchus 72 
28. Acipenser brevirostrum 76 
Order Holostei 77 
Family XVII — Lepisosteidse. The gar pikes 77 
29. Lepisosteus osseus 77 
Superorder Teleostei. The bony fishes 78 
Order Isospondyli 78 
Family XVIII — Elopidae. The ten-pounders 78 
30. Elops saurus 78 
Family XIX — Megalopidae. The tarpons 79 
31. Tarpon atlanticus 80 
Family XX — Clupeidae. The herrings 81 
32. Clupea harengus 81 
33. Pomolobus mediocris 83 
34. Pomolobus aestivalis 85 
35. Pomolobus pseudoharengus 89 
36. Alosa sapidissima 93 
37. Opisthonema oglinum 101 
. 38. Brevoortia tyrannus 102 
Family XXI — Dorosomidae. The gizzard shads 106 
39. Dorosoma cepedianum 106 
Family XXII — Engraulidae. The anchovies 108 
40. Anchoviella mitchilli 109 
41. Anchoviella epsetus 110 
Order Apodes 111 
Family XXIII — Anguillidae. The common eels 111 
42. Anguilla rostrata 112 
Family XXIV — Congridae. The conger eels 116 
43. Conger conger 116 
Order Eventognathi 117 
Family XXV — Catostomidae. The suckers 117 
44. Erimyzon sucetta 117 
45. Minytrema melanops 118 
46. Catostomus commersonii 119 
