Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals.

BOOK III.

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INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.

SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401

RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407

SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407

DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409

WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._}

PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412

SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415

SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416

SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417

GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420

DOG-FISH 420

HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421

THORNBACK Raia clavata 422

SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424

TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425

MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

SAW FISH Squalus Pristis Pristis antiquorum.--_Lath._ 427

LAMPREY Petromyzon marinus 427

HAG-FISH Myxine glutinosa Gastrobranchus cæcus.--_Bl._ 428

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