# Natural History, Fishes

NATURAL HISTORY.
FISHES.
By P. H. GOSSE. A. L. S.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
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1851.
LONDON: Printed by Samuel Bentley & Co., Bangor House. Shoe Lane.
CONTENTS.
| | 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. |
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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