Natural History, Fishes

by Philip Henry Gosse

NATURAL HISTORY.

 

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FISHES.

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By P. H. GOSSE. A. L. S.

 

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PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION
APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING
CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

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SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE;

SOLD AT THE DEPOSITORY,

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1851.

LONDON:
Printed by Samuel Bentley & Co.,
Bangor House. Shoe Lane.

CONTENTS.

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	PAGE
ACANTHOPTERYGII	53
PERCADÆ	56
Percina	57
Serranina	ib.
Holocentrina	58
Percophina	ib.
Trachinus	ib.
Helotina	59
Perca	60
fluviatilis	61
SPHYRÆNADÆ	69
Sphyræna	70
barracuda	71
MULLIDÆ	74
Mullus	75
surmuletus	ib.
TRIGLADÆ	79
Gasterosteus	80
trachurus	ib.
spinachia	81
Trigla	84
gurnardus	85
hirundo	87
SCIÆNADÆ	90
Sciæna	91
aquila	92
SPARIDÆ	94
Sparina	96
Denticina	ib.
Dentex	ib.
vulgaris	ib.
Cantharina	97
Obladina	ib.
Pagellus	98
centrodontus	ib.
MÆNADÆ	102
Smaris	103
vulgaris	104
alcedo	ib.
CHÆTODONTIDÆ	105
Brama	113
Raii	ib.
SCOMBRIDÆ	115
Scombrina	116
Thynnus	ib.
vulgaris	ib.
Xiphiana	119
Xiphius	ib.
gladius	ib.
Centronotina	121
Naucrates	ib.
ductor	ib.
Vomerina	124
Zeina	ib.
Zeus	ib.
faber	ib.
Coryphænina	125
Coryphæna	ib.
hippuris	ib.
Scomber	128
scomber	ib.
CEPOLADÆ	140
Cepolina	142
Gymnetrina	ib.
Trichiurina	ib.
Cepola	143
rubescens	144
TEUTHIDIDÆ	147
Acanthurus	148
cæruleus	149
OPHIOCEPHALIDÆ	151
Macropodus	152
venustus	153
MUGILIDÆ	ib.
Mugil	155
capito	ib.
chelo	ib.
GOBIADÆ	161
Blennina	163
Gobiana	164
Callionymina	165
Blennius	166
pholis	168
LOPHIADÆ	171
Lophius	179
piscatorius	ib.
LABRIDÆ	183
Labrina	186
Chromidina	ib.
Scarina	187
Labrus	188
maculatus	189
FISTULARIADÆ	192
Fistulariana	193
Centriscina	ib.
Centriscus	194
scolopax	195
MALACOPTERYGII	200
CYPRINIDÆ	203
Pœciliana	205
Anableps	205
tetrophthalmus	206
Cobitina	ib.
Cyprinina	207
Cyprinus	208
auratus	210
carpio	214
ESOCIDÆ	217
Belonina	218
Exocœtina	ib.
Esox	219
lucius	220
SILURIDÆ	227
Silurina	228
Loricariana	ib.
Silurus	ib.
glanis	ib.
SALMONIDÆ	230
Salmo	231
salar	232
fario	238
CLUPEADÆ	240
Clupea	242
harengus	244
GADIDÆ	248
Gadus	250
morrhua	ib.
PLEURONECTIDÆ	259
Rhombus	264
maximus	265
CYCLOPTERIDÆ	266
Cyclopterus	267
lumpus	ib.
ECHENEIDIDÆ	269
Echeneïs	ib.
remora	ib.
OPHIDIADÆ	271
Ophidium	ib.
barbatum	272
MURÆNADÆ	ib.
Anguilla	273
acutirostris	274
SYNGNATHIDÆ	278
Pegasina	280
Syngnathina	ib.
Hippocampus	281
brevirostris	ib.
PLECTOGNATHI	284
TETRAODONTIDÆ	285
Tetraodon	286
Pennantii	287
BALISTIDÆ	288
Balistes	ib.
velatus	290
CARTILAGINEI	291
ACIPENSERIDÆ	293
Acipenser	295
sturio	ib.
CHIMÆRADÆ	298
Chimæra	ib.
monstrosa	299
SQUALIDÆ	300
Zygænina	304
Pristina	305
Squalina	ib.
Spinacina	308
Squatinina	ib.
Scyllium	309
catulus	310
RAIADÆ	311
Rhinobatina	314
Torpedinina	ib.
Raiana	316
Trygonina	ib.
Myliobatina	ib.
Raia	317
clavata	ib.
PETROMYZONIDÆ	319
Petromyzon	321
marinus	322
fluviatilis	ib.