Chapter XVIII: Section III: Bony Fishes

PILOT FISH Gasterosteus ductor Naucrates ductor.--_Cuv._ 429

REMORA or SUCKING } Echeneis Remora 430
FISH }

SEA WOLF Anarrhichas lupus 431

HORNED SILURE Silurus militaris Ageneiosis milit.--_Lacep._ 432

FATHER LASHER Cottus scorpius 433

SWORD FISH Xiphias gladius 433

FLYING SCORPION { Scorpæna volitans.--_Emel._ } 435
{ Pteroïs volitans.--_Cuv._ }

LUMP-SUCKER Cyclopterus lumpus 436

OCELLATED-SUCKER Lepadogaster cornubicus.--_Cuv._ 437

ANGLER Lophius piscatorius 438

FOUR-HORNED } Ostracion quadricornis 439
TRUNK FISH}

GLOBE FISH Tetraodon hispidus 440

SUN FISH Tetraodon Mola Orthagariscus Mola.--_Schn._ 441

SEA HORSE Syngnathus Hippocampus Hippocampus brevirostris.--_Cuv._ 442

FLYING FISH Exocætus volitans 443

GURNARD Trigla cuculus 444

JOHN DORY Zeus faber 446

BLEPHARIS Blepharis ciliaris.--_Bl._ 447

OPAH, or KING } Lampris guttatus.--_Retz._ 447
FISH }

COD FISH Gadus Morrhua Morrhua vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 448

HADDOCK Gadus Æglefinus Morrhua Æglefinus.--_Cuv._ 449

WHITING Gadus Merlangus Merlangus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 451

LING Gadus molva { Lota molva.--_Cuv._ } 451
{ Asellus.--_Will._ }
{ Molva vulgaris.--_Flem._}

MACKEREL Scomber Scomber { Scomber Scombrus.--_Cuv._ } 453
{ Scomber vulgaris.--_Flem._}

GAR FISH Esox Belone Belone vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 454

HERRING Clupea Harengus 455

SPRAT Clupea Sprattus 456

PILCHARD Clupea pilchardus 457

WHITEBAIT Clupea alba.--_Yarrell_ 458

ANCHOVY Clupea encrasicolus { Engraulis encrasicolus.--_Flem._} 458
{ Engraulis vulgaris.--_Cuv._ }

TURBOT Pleuronectes maximus Rhombus maximus.--_Cuv._ 459

PLAICE Pleuronectes platessa Platessa vulgaris.--_Flem._ 460

FLOUNDER Pleuronectes flesus { Platessa flesus.--_Flem._ } 461
{ Pleuronectes fluviatilis.--_Will._}

SOLE Pleuronectes solea Solea vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 461

SALMON PINK 462

SALMON Salmo salar 463

SALMON TROUT Salmo trutta 465

TROUT Salmo fario 466

CHAR Salmo salvelinus Salmo alpoinus.--_Pen._ 469

GRAYLING Salmo thymallus Thymallus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 470

SMELT Salmo eperlanus { Osmerus eperlanus.--_Flem._ } 471
{ Eperlanus Rondeletii.--_Will._ }

PIKE Esox lucius 472

PERCH Perca fluviatilis 474

POPE, or RUFFE Perca cernua Acerina cernua.--_Cuv._ 474

BASSE Perca labrax Labrax lupus.--_Cuv._ 475

CARP Cyprinus carpio 477

TENCH Cyprinus tinca Tinca vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 478

GOLD FISH Cyprinus auratus 479

GUDGEON Cyprinus gobio Gobio fluviatilis.--_Will._ 480

CHUB Cyprinus cephalus Leuciscus cephalus.--_Flem._ 481

BARBEL Cyprinus barbus Barbus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 482

DACE Cyprinus leuciscus Leuciscus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 482

ROACH Cyprinus rutilus Leuciscus rutilus.--_Cuv._ 483

BLEAK Cyprinus alburnus Leuciscus alburnus.--_Cuv._ 483

BREAM Cyprinus brama Abramis brama.--_Cuv._ 484

MINNOW Cyprinus phoxinus Leuciscus phoxinus.--_Cuv._ 485

LOACH Cobitis barbatula 486

BULLHEAD Cottus Gobio 486

STICKLEBACK Gasterosteus aculiatus 487

ELECTRICAL EEL Gymnotus electricus 488

EEL Muræna Anguilla Anguilla vulgaris.--_Thun._ 490

CONGER EEL Muræna conger Conger vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 492

BOOK IV.

REPTILES.

SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495
{ Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ }

HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes. Cerastes } 497
{ Hasselquistii}

RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498

HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499

COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500

SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501

BOA Boa constrictor 502

AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503

SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

FROG Rana temporaria 505

TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507

SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509

NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510

GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511

SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512
{ Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ }

IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513

FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514

CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515

CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517

ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518

SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES.

TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520

TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521

HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523

LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

BOOK V.

MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS.

SECTION I.--BIVALVES, OR THOSE HAVING TWO SHELLS.

PEARL OYSTER Mytilus Margaritiferus Avicula margaritifera.--_Lam._ 525

OYSTER Ostrea edulis 526

COCKLE Cardium edule Cardium fimbria 527

PHOLAS Pholas dactylus 528

MUSSEL Mytilus edulis 530

SECTION II.--UNIVALVES.

ADMIRAL Conus ammiralis 530

TIGER COWRY Cypræa Tigris 531

WHELK Buccinum undatum 531

SNIPE SHELL Murex haustellus 532

PERIWINKLE Littorina littorea 532

LIMPET Patella vulgata 532

SNAIL Helix aspersa 533

CUTTLEFISH Sepia officinalis 535

POULPE Sepia octopodia Octopus vulgaris.--_Lam._ 537

ARGONAUT Argonauta argo 537

NAUTILUS Nautilus Pompilius 538

BOOK VI.

ARTICULATED ANIMALS.