THE BONY FISHES. CLASS OSTEICTHYES

Table of Contents

• THE STURGEONS. FAMILY ACIPENSERIDAE
• The Herring and Tarpon Tribes
• THE ANCHOVIES. FAMILY ENGRAULIDAE
• THE SALMONS. FAMILY SALMONIDAE
• THE SMELTS. FAMILY OSMERIDAE
• THE ARGENTINES. FAMILY ARGENTINIDAE
• LUMINESCENT FISHES
• LANTERN FISHES. FAMILY MYCTOPHIDAE
• PEARLSIDES. FAMILY MAUROLICIDAE
• VIPER FISHES. FAMILY CHAULIODONTIDAE
• THE STOMIATIDS. FAMILIES GONOSTOMIDAE AND STOMIATIDAE
• HATCHET FISHES. FAMILY STERNOPTYCHIDAE
• THE EELS. FAMILIES ANGUILLIDAE, CONGRIDAE, SIMENCHELYIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, NEMICHTHYIDAE, AND OPHICHTHYIDAE
• THE LANCET FISHES. FAMILY ALEPISAURIDAE
• THE MUMMICHOGS OR KILLIFISHES. FAMILY POECILIIDAE
• THE BILLFISHES OR SILVER GARS. FAMILY BELONIDAE
• THE HALFBEAKS. FAMILY HEMIRAMPHIDAE
• THE NEEDLEFISHES. FAMILY SCOMBERESOCIDAE
• THE FLYING FISHES. FAMILY EXOCOETIDAE
• THE SILVER HAKE AND COD FAMILIES. FAMILIES MERLUCCIIDAE AND GADIDAE
  • WHITE HAKE AND SQUIRREL HAKE
• THE GRENADIERS. FAMILY MACROURIDAE
• THE OPAHS. FAMILY LAMPRIDAE
• THE FLOUNDERS AND SOLES. FAMILIES HIPPOGLOSSIDAE, PARALICHTHYIDAE, PLEURONECTIDAE, BOTHIDAE, AND ACHIRIDAE
• THE JOHN DORIES. FAMILY ZEIDAE
• GRAMMICOLEPID FISHES. FAMILY GRAMMICOLEPIDAE
• SNIPE FISHES. FAMILY MACRORHAMPHOSIDAE
• THE SILVERSIDES. FAMILY ATHERINIDAE
• THE MULLETS. FAMILY MUGILIDAE
• THE BARRACUDAS. FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE
• THE STICKLEBACKS. FAMILY GASTEROSTEIDAE
• THE PIPEFISHES. FAMILY SYNGNATHIDAE
• THE SEA HORSES. FAMILY HIPPOCAMPIDAE
• THE TRUMPETFISHES. FAMILY FISTULARIIDAE
• THE MACKERELS. FAMILY SCOMBRIDAE
• THE ESCOLARS. FAMILY GEMPYLIDAE
• THE CUTLASSFISHES. FAMILY TRICHIURIDAE
• THE SWORDFISHES. FAMILY XIPHIIDAE
• THE SPEARFISHES OR MARLINS AND THE SAILFISHES. FAMILY ISTIOPHORIDAE
• THE DOLPHINS. FAMILY CORYPHAENIDAE
• THE SEA BREAMS OR POMFRETS. FAMILY BRAMIDAE
• THE BUTTERFISHES. FAMILY STROMATEIDAE
• THE RUDDERFISHES. FAMILY CENTROLOPHIDAE
• THE POMPANOS AND JACKS. FAMILY CARANGIDAE
• THE BLUEFISHES. FAMILY POMATOMIDAE
• THE SEA BASSES. FAMILY SERRANIDAE
• THE CATALUFAS OR BIG EYES. FAMILY PRIACANTHIDAE
• THE PORGIES. FAMILY SPARIDAE
• THE CROAKERS, DRUMS, AND WEAKFISHES. FAMILY SCIAENIDAE
• THE TILEFISHES. FAMILY BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE
• THE ROCKFISHES. FAMILY SCORPAENIDAE
• BOAR FISHES. FAMILY CAPROIDAE
• THE SCULPINS AND SEA RAVENS. FAMILIES COTTIDAE AND HEMITRIPTERIDAE
• ALLIGATORFISHES. FAMILY AGONIDAE
• THE LUMPFISHES. FAMILY CYCLOPTERIDAE
• THE SEA SNAILS. FAMILY LIPARIDAE
• THE SEA ROBINS OR GURNARDS AND THE ARMORED SEA ROBINS
• THE FLYING GURNARDS. FAMILY DACTYLOPTERIDAE
• THE CUNNER TRIBE, OR WRASSES. FAMILY LABRIDAE
• THE REMORAS OR SHARK SUCKERS. FAMILY ECHENEIDAE
• THE SAND LAUNCES. FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE
• BLENNY-LIKE FISHES. FAMILIES LUMPENIDAE, PHOLIDAE, AND STICHAEIDAE
• THE WRYMOUTHS. FAMILY CRYPTACANTHODIDAE
• THE WOLFFISHES. FAMILY ANARHICHADIDAE
• THE OCEAN POUTS AND WOLF EELS. FAMILY ZOARCIDAE
• THE CUSK EELS. FAMILY OPHIDIIDAE
• THE TOADFISHES. FAMILY BATRACHOIDIDAE
• THE TRIGGERFISHES. FAMILY BALISTIDAE
• THE FILEFISHES. FAMILY MONACANTHIDAE
• THE PUFFERS AND PORCUPINE FISHES
• THE OCEAN SUNFISHES OR HEADFISHES. FAMILY MOLIDAE
• THE ANGLERS. FAMILY LOPHIIDAE
• THE SARGASSUM FISHES. FAMILY ANTENNARIIDAE
• THE DEEP SEA ANGLERS. FAMILY CERATIIDAE