Natural History, Fishes (1851)
by Philip Henry Gosse
2555067Natural History, Fishes1851Philip Henry Gosse

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:
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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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