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Salamander {Amphiuma) — The Gilled Salamanders {Proteidce)— 01m ( Proteus) — 
Furrowed Salamander {Necturus) —Two-Legged Salamanders ( Sirenidce )—Tlie Coecil- 
ians, or Worm-Like Amphibians (Order Apoda),...... 
CHAPTER III. —The Primeval Salamanders,— Order Labyrinthodontia. 
Characters and Distribution of the Group—The Leading Families and Genera, 
FISHES 
CHAPTER I.—General Characteristics of the Class Pisces. 
Classification—E xternal Skeleton—Internal Skeleton—Teeth—Coloration—Soft Parts— 
Reproduction—Tenacity of Life—Distribution, ...... 
CHAPTER II.—Lung-Fishes and Chim/Eroids,—S ubclasses Dipnoi and Holocephali. 
Existing Lung-Fishes ( Lepidosirenidce )—Australian Lung-Fish ( Ceratodus )—South American 
Mud-Fish ( Lepidosiren )—African Mud-F isli ( Protopterus )—Extinct Lung-F ishes—Berry- 
Bone Fishes (Order Arthrodira )—The Chimseroids (Subclass Holocephali), 
CHAPTER III.—The Bony Fishes and Ganoids,—S ubclass Teleostomi. 
Classification—Fan-Finned Group (Order Adinopterygii )—Spine-Finned Fishes (Suborder 
Acantliopterygii )—The Perch Tribe ( Percidce )—True Perches {Perea) —Pike-Perches 
( Lucioperca )—Danubian Perches {Aspro )—Ruffes ( Acerina )— Centrarchidce —Bass and 
Sea-Perches ( Serranidce )- South American Perch and Bass (Percichthijs and Mor one )— 
Sea-Percli ( Centropristes , Serranus, etc.)—Stone-Bass {Polyprion )—Oriental and African 
Perches {Lates and Psammoperca) —Scaly-Finned Fishes {Cheetodontidce) — Chcetodon — 
Chelmon—Heniochus — Holacanthus —Red Mullets {Mullidee) —Sea-Breams {Sparidce )— 
Cantharus — Haplodadylus — Sargus —Gilt-Heads {Chrysophrys) — Knife-Jawed Fishes 
{Hoplognathidee) —Thick-Rayed Fishes {Cirrhitidce )— Cirrhitichthys — Chilodadylus — 
Scorpsenoids {Scorpcenidcs )—Allied Families—Berycoids, or Slime-Heads ( Berychidce )— 
Curtidce and Polynemidee — Sciaenoids {Scicenidce) — Drum {Pogonias )-—Umbrines 
( Umbrina )—Meagres (Scicena) —Sword-Fislies {Xiphiidce) —Scabbard-Fishes and Hair- 
Tails {Trichiuridce) —Scabbard-Fish {Lepidopus) —Hair-Tails {Trichiurus )—Barracudas 
{Thyrsites )—Extinct Forms— Surgeons {Acronuridce) —Horse-Mackerels {Carangidee )— 
Typical Group {Caranx) —Pilot-Fish {Naucrates) —Sea-Bats {Platax )—Dories {Cyttidce) 
—Stromateids and Coryphsenas {Stromateidcc and Coryphcenidce)—Goryphcen a —Sun-Fish 
{Lampris )—Nomseids {Nomceidce )—Mackerels {Scomberidne) ■—Tliunnies {Thynnus )— 
Sucking-Fishes {Echeneis) —Star-Gazers and Weavers ( Trachinidee) — Uranoscopus — 
Trachinus —Tile-Fish {Lopholatilus) — Other Groups-—Soft-Spines and Frog-Fishes 
{Malacanthidce and Batrachidce) — Batrachus —Angler-Fish and their Allies {Lophiidce) 
—Anglers ( Lophius )— Tentacle-Fisli {Antennarius) —Bull-Heads and Gurnards (Cot- 
tidee —Bull-Heads {Cottus )—Gurnards ( Trigla )—Beaked Gurnards {Peristethus )—Flying 
Gurnards {Dadylopterus) —Dragon-Fishes {Pegasus) —Lump-Suckers {Cyclopterida ;)— 
Gobies and Mud-Skippers {Gobiidce) — Gobius — Periophthalmus —Band-Fishes {Cepolidce) 
—Hairy-Backs {Trichonotidce) — Chiridce —Blennies {Blenniidce )—Viviparous Blennies 
{Zoarces) —Wolf-Fishes {Anarrhichas) — Oblique-Spined Blenny {Acanthoclinidce )— 
Spiny Eels {Rhyncliobdellid.ee) —Oil-Fish {Comephorus) —Barracuda-Pikes {Sphyrcenidce )— 
Sand-Smelts {Atherinidce) —Square-Tail {Tetragonurus )—Grey Mullets {Mugilidce )— 
Gar-Pike and Flying-Fish (>S 'conibresocidce) —Gar-Pike {Belone) —Flying-Fish {Exoccetus) 
Sticklebacks {Gastrosteidce) — Flute-Mouths {Aulostomatidce) —Trumpet-Fish {Cen- 
triscidce) —Sucker-Fishes {Gobioesocidee) —Serpent-Heads {Ophiocephalidce) —Labyrinth- 
Gilled Fishes {AnabanUdce and Luciocephalidce) —Climbing-Perch {Anabas) —Paradise- 
Fish {Polyacanthus )—Gurami {Osphromenus) —Fighting-Fish {Betta) —Unicorn-Fish 
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