APPENDIX
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SYNOPSIS
THE FAMILIES OF FISHES
THE following sÿnbpsis continues in more detail
ment of shes outlin€d in Chapter IX, p. 217; It
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view of the relative positions of the principal families and
genera mentioned
in this book.
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Class .- PISCES
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I. Subclass:
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Phylum: Dipnoi (Lung—shes); Neoceratodus, Protopterus,
—Lepidosiren.
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Phylum ,: Ganoidei.
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Subphylum: HolostezÏj Arñia, Lepidosteus.
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SubPhylum: C/zondrostei ; Acipenser _(Sturgeon).
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Subphylum: Crossopte7ygii ; Polypterus.
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Clupeoidea
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(Lept01epid'æ)
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Lëp‘colepis (extinct)
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Clupeidae
Clupea
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(Herring family)
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Notopterus
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Albulidæ i
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Salmohidæ
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