. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world. cc (extinct), the Clupcida or herrings, theDussumieriidtr or round herrings, the Doroso-midce or gizzard-shad, the Engraulididce oranchovies, the Alepaccphalida, the Pantodon-tidcr, the Salmonida; or salmon and trout, theThymallida or graylings, the Argentinidaor smelt, the Microstomidce, the Salangida orice-fish, the Calaxiida or New Zealand trout, nathi, Hetcrognathi, Nematognathi, and Gym-nonoti, immense groups comprising the vastmajority
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world. cc (extinct), the Clupcida or herrings, theDussumieriidtr or round herrings, the Doroso-midce or gizzard-shad, the Engraulididce oranchovies, the Alepaccphalida, the Pantodon-tidcr, the Salmonida; or salmon and trout, theThymallida or graylings, the Argentinidaor smelt, the Microstomidce, the Salangida orice-fish, the Calaxiida or New Zealand trout, nathi, Hetcrognathi, Nematognathi, and Gym-nonoti, immense groups comprising the vastmajority of the fresh-water fishes of the Eventognathi and Heterognathi have themouth-parts normal, the maxillary not rudimen-tary, and the body usually covered with ordi-nary scales. In the order Heterognathi (Zrepos,differing; yv&dos, jaw) the lower pharyn-geals are not especially modified, and the jawsusually with teeth. This group comprises mostof the river-fishes of South America andAfrica. It includes the families of Characidaand Erythrinidte, the former with and the latterwithout the adipose fin characteristic of cat-fishes and The Bowfin (Ainia calz>a). the Haploclutonida, the Gonorhynchida: theNotopteridcr, and a host of other forms, mostlyfrom the deep seas, constituting (sub-orderInomice) the families of Aulopidtr. Cteno-hirissida? (extinct), Synodontida or lizard-fishes,Benthosanridce, Bathypteroidcr, Ipnopidw, Ronde-letiidce, Cetomimida-, Myctophida or lantern-fishes, Rhincllidie (extinct), Dercctida (ex-tinct), Chirothicida- (extinct), Exocoetoidida(extinct), Maurolicidcr, Chauliodontida orviper fishes, Gonostamidee, Astronesthidce, Sto-miatidcc, Malacosteidcc, Plagyodontida or lancet-fishes. Evermannellidcc, Paralepidida, Sternop-tychider, and Idacanthida. The order of Lyopomi (\iu, loose, iri^o,opercle), contains a few deep-sea fishes, without The order Eventognatlii ei, well; ^x,within; , jaw) is characterized bythe absence of teeth in the
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