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CHARACTERS of FISHES. 
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I. APODAL. Ventral fins o. 
^URiENA. Aperture of the gills at the fides of the thorax. 
^ynnotus. t)orfal fin o. 
^ymmthorax. Pedoral fin o ; body anguiliform. 
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borax, rectorai im ^ «iij 5 m****v^**a*. 
^^ptocephalut. Pedoralfino j body thin, much comprelTed. 
^richiurus. Caudal fin o ; , body enfiform. 
Teeth rounded. 
Head narrower than the body. 
Body enfiform. 
Snout enfiform:. 
Body oval, fcaly ; bread fimple. 
Body oval, naked ; bread folded. 
Eyes placed on a fhort cylindrical peduncle. 
^^arhichas. 
^’^iniodytes. 
^plndium, 
^Iphias, 
^^romateus. 
^^errioptyx. 
^*ylephorus. 
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II, JUGULAR. Ventral jins before the peRorah 
^^ilyonimus. Aperture of the gills on the nape. 
^*'anofcopus. Head large, rough, depreffed. 
’^’’nchinus. Vent near the bread. 
^adus. Peaoral fins tapering to a point. 
^iennius. Ventral fins of 2 united rays. 
^mus. Back elevated. 
thoracic. Ventral jins under the pePlorah 
Body enfiform, naked. 
Back of the head flat, tranfverfely furrowed. 
Head floping fuddcnly downwards. 
Ventral fins united into an oval fin. 
Head broader than the body. 
Head armed with prickles. ,„,hrane. 
Upper lip arched by a tranfverfe me 
^^‘uroneSies. Eyes both on one fide of the head. 
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ll' ^^Pola. 
^ehineis. 
■ ^oryphiina, 
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^ettus. 
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