CONTENTS 
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Introductory remarks_____-___ 1 
Order I. Acantkopteri________.___..._ 3 
Family Percidae-....-----,--.... — 3 
Dioplites........— -.. 4 
Dioplites-nuecensis_ 4 
Pomoxis_ 5 
1. Pomoxis sparoides_ 6 
2. Pomoxis nigro maculatus______ 6 
3. Pomoxis annularis----- 6 
4. Pomoxis nitidus.----- 6 
Ambloplites- 8 
1. Ambloplites aeneus_ 8 
2. Ambloplites interruptus_ 10 
Calliurus_.... 11 
1. Calliurus melanops......... 11 
2. Calliurus diaphanus..-...... 13 
3. Calliurus formosus........- 14 
4. Calliurus longulus___ 16 
5. Calliurus microps.....-.-...-.. 17 
6. Calliurus murinus_ 18 
Bryttus___...._ 19 
1. Bryttus albulus.. 19 
2. Bryttus signifer_ 20 
3. Bryttus humilis- 21 
Pomotis___ 22 
1. Pomotis luna_ 22 
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2. Pomotis speciosus___-... —...-.-.. 23 
3. Pomotis lieros...______—--... 24 
4. Pomotis aquilensis ...... —____ 25 
5. Pomotis popii___.....---...._...- 26 
6. Pomotis fallax_......_...._........-- 27 
7. Pomotis breviceps.......-. 28 
Labrax____—...----- 29 
Labrax clirysops....._....------- 29 
Stizostedion___...--- 31 
Stizostedion boreus- 31 
Paralabrax -_....._..._______ 33 
1. Paralabrax nebulifer___ •- - 33 
2. Paralabrax clathratus..._ 31 
Family Tracbinidae. 35 
Heterostichus_ 36 
Heterostichus rostratus-- 36 
Family Spliyraenidae_ .. __.__ 38 
Sphyracna_ 38 
Spbyraena argentea_ 39 
Tribe of Cataphracti, or mailed cheeks_______.......... 40 
