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> 597.2–597.7 Pisces Class comprehensive works in 597 .2 *Agnatha Class here Cyclostomata Class here hagfishes, jawless fishes, lampreys
> 597.33–597.36 Selachii Class comprehensive works in 597.3 .33 *Lamnidae Variant name: Isuridae Including mako sharks Class here Carcharodon carcharias Class here great white shark, mackerel sharks Class comprehensive works on Lamniformes in 597.3 .34 *Carcharhinidae Variant name: typical sharks Including Australian school shark, blacktip shark, bull shark, great blue shark, lemon shark, soupfin shark, tiger shark, tope, whitetip sharks Class comprehensive works on Carcharhiniformes in 597.3 .36 *Dogfishes Including Dalatiidae, Oxynotidae, Triakidae Class here Squalidae, Squaliformes .38 *Holocephali Class here Chimaerae, Chimaeriformes Class here chimeras, ghost sharks .39 *Sarcopterygii Including Crossopterygii, Dipnoi Including barramunda, coelacanths, lungfishes Class here fleshy-finned fishes
> 597.4–597.7 Actinopterygii Class comprehensive works in 597 * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.41 *Holostei Including Amiiformes, Semionotiformes Including bowfins, gars, river dogfishes Class here bony ganoids See also 597.66 for garfish of order Atheriniformes .42 *Chondrostei Including Polypteriformes Including bichirs, reedfishes Class here Acipenseriformes, comprehensive works on Ganoidei Class here cartilaginous ganoids, paddlefishes, sturgeons For bony ganoids, see 597.41 .43 *Elopomorpha Including Elopiformes, Notacanthiformes, Saccopharyngidae Including congers, morays, swallowers, tarpons Class here Anguilliformes Class here comprehensive works on eels For a specific kind of nonanguilliform eel, see the kind, e.g., electric eels 597.48, swamp eels 597.64 See also 597.7 for swallowers of family Chiasmodontidae .432 *Anguillidae Class here Anguilla Class here freshwater eels Subdivisions are added for the family as a whole and for individual species .45 *Clupeomorpha Including anchovies, menhadens, pilchards, sardines, shads Class here Clupeidae, Clupeiformes Class here herrings Class sardines in sense of young bristling and herring in 597.452 .47 *Osteoglossomorpha Including Mormyriformes, Osteoglossiformes Including elephant fishes, freshwater butterfly fishes See also 597.72 for marine butterfly fishes * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.48 *Cypriniformes Including Characidae, Citharinidae, Gasteropelecidae, Gymnotidae Including characins, electric eels, freshwater hatchetfishes, headstanders, knifefishes, loaches, moonfishes, pencil fishes, piranhas, suckers, tetras, tigerfishes Class here Characiformes, comprehensive works on Ostariophysi For Siluriformes, see 597.49 See also 597.5 for marine hatchetfishes; also 597.66 for Cyprinodontoidei; also 597.7 for moonfishes of order Perciformes .482 *Cyprinidae Including barbels, barbs, bighead carp, bream, chubs, daces, danios, freshwater zebra fishes, grass carp, roach, shiners, squawfishes, tench Class here carps, minnows For Cyprinus carpio, see 597.483; for Carassius, see 597.484 See also 597.68 for marine zebra fishes .483 *Cyprinus carpio Class here common carp Class koi in 639.37483; class interdisciplinary works on carp in 641.392 .484 *Carassius Class here goldfish Class interdisciplinary works on goldfish in 639.37484 .49 *Siluriformes Class here catfishes .492 *Ictaluridae Including Noturus Including madtoms Class here Ictalurus Class here blue catfish, bullheads, channel catfish, North American freshwater catfishes Subdivisions are added for Ictaluridae as a whole and for individual species of Ictalurus * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.55 *Salmonidae Including Australian grayling, whitefishes, whitings Class brook trout, Dolly Varden trout, lake trout, speckled trout in 597.554 For salmon, see 597.56; for trout of genus Salmo, see 597.57 See also 597.633 for whitings of genus Gadus; also 597.72 for rock whiting; also 597.725 for whiting of family Sciaenidae .554 *Salvelinus Class here brook trout, chars, Dolly Varden trout, lake trout, speckled trout Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species .559 *Thymallus Class here graylings Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species Class Australian grayling in 597.55 .56 *Salmon Class here Salmo salar, comprehensive works on Oncorhynchus Class here Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon Subdivisions are added for salmon as a whole and for individual species of salmon For Rhabdofario, see 597.57 See also 597.7 for Australian salmon .57 *Trout Species of subgenus Rhabdofario and genus Salmo other than Salmo salar Class here comprehensive works on Salmo Subdivisions are added for trout as a whole and for individual species For Salmo salar, comprehensive works on Oncorhynchus, see 597.56 See also 597.554 for brook trout, Dolly Varden trout, lake trout, speckled trout * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.59 *Esocidae Class here Esox Class here muskellunge, muskie, pickerels, pikes Subdivisions are added for the family as a whole and for individual species Class comprehensive works on Esociformes in 597.5 See also 597.758 for walleyed pike .61 *Scopelomorpha Including Myctophidae, Synodontidae Including lantern fishes, lizard fishes, spiderfishes Class here Myctophiformes .62 *Paracanthopterygii Including Batrachoidiformes, Gobiesociformes, Percopsiformes, Polymixiiformes Including anglerfishes, batfishes, beard fishes, cavefishes, clingfishes, frogfishes, goosefishes, toadfishes, trout-perches Class here Lophiiformes For cave fishes of superorder Ostariophysi, see 597.48; for Gadiformes, see 597.63 .63 *Gadiformes Including Carapidae (Carapodidae), Macrouridae, Moridae, Ophidiidae, Zoarcidae Including brotulas, cusk eels, deep sea cods, eelpouts, grenadiers, pearlfishes .633 *Gadus Class here Atlantic cod, cods, Greenland cod, Pacific cod, whitings See also 597.55 for whitings of family Salmonidae; also 597.63 for deep sea cods; also 597.632 for arctic cod; also 597.72 for rock whitings; also 597.725 for whiting of family Sciaenidae .667 *Poeciliidae Including guppies, mollies, platy, swordtail Class here live-bearers .672 *Gasterosteidae Class here sticklebacks Subdivisions are added for the family as a whole and for individual genera and species * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.69 *Pleuronectiformes Variant name: Heterosomata Including California halibut, soles, turbots Class here flatfishes, flounders Class turbot of family Pleuronectidae in 597.694 .694 *Pleuronectidae Including Greenland halibut, plaice, winter flounder Class here right-eyed flounders For Hippoglossus, see 597.695 .695 *Hippoglossus Class here halibuts Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species See also 597.69 for California halibut; also 597.694 for Greenland halibut .72 *Percoidea Including Centropomidae, Chaetodontidae, Latidae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae, Pomacanthidae, Pomacentridae, Sparidae Including damselfishes, dolphinfishes, garibaldi, giant perches, jacks, marine butterfly fishes, porgies, robalos, rock whiting, scups, sea breams, snappers, snooks; comprehensive works on angelfishes For basses and related fishes, see 597.73; for Cichlidae, angelfishes of cichlid family, see 597.74; for Percidae, see 597.75 See also 597.47 for freshwater butterfly fishes .725 *Sciaenidae Variant names: croakers, drums Including Sciaenops Including channel bass, kingfish, red drum, weakfish, whiting See also 597.55 for whitings of family Salmonidae; also 597.633 for whitings of genus Gadus; also 597.72 for rock whiting * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.73 *Basses and related fishes Including Grammatidae, Percichthyidae Including Australian bass, basslets, macquarie perch, perch trout, temperate basses Subdivisions are added for basses and related fishes together, for basses alone For channel bass, see 597.725 .732 *Moronidae Class here Morone Class here striped bass, white bass, white perch .736 *Serranidae Including graysby, groupers Class here sea basses .738 *Centrarchidae Including calico basses, crappies, rock bass Class here sunfishes .738 8 *Micropterus Class here black basses, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species .74 *Cichlidae Including Pterophyllum, Symphysodon Including angelfishes, discus fishes, tilapias Class comprehensive works on angelfishes in 597.72 .758 *Stizostedion Variant name: Lucioperca Class here pike perches, sauger, walleye, walleyed pike, zander .77 *Blennioidei Class here blennies .78 *Scombroidei Including Gempylidae, Istiophoridae, Trichiuridae, Xiphiidae Including billfishes, cutlass fishes, marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes, swordfish * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.783 *Tunas Class here Thunnus Class here albacore, bonito, skipjack Subdivisions are added for tunas as a whole and for individual species .8 *Amphibia Class here Anura, Salientia Class here amphibians Class herpetology, comprehensive works on Amphibia and Reptilia in 597.9 .85 *Urodela Variant name: Caudata Including Sirenidae Including congo eels, hellbender, mud puppies, newts, sirens Class here salamanders .858 *Ambystomatidae Class here Ambystoma Class here axolotl, mole salamanders Subdivisions are added for the genus Ambystoma and for individual species of Ambystoma .859 *Plethodontidae Class here lungless salamanders
> 597.86–597.89 Anura Class comprehensive works in 597.8 .865 *Pipoidea Including burrowing toads, Surinam toad Class here Pipidae Class here tongueless frogs * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.87 *Bufonoidea Including Centrolenidae, Rhinodermatidae Including leaf frogs, mouth-breeding frogs Class here Bufonidae Class here comprehensive works on toads Class comprehensive works on frogs and toads in 597.8 For a specific kind of toad of a superfamily other than Bufonoidea, see the kind, e.g., midwife toads 597.86 .877 *Dendrobatidae Class here poison arrow frogs .878 *Hylidae Class here tree frogs .9 *Reptilia Class here comprehensive works on Amphibia and Reptilia Class here herpetology, reptiles For Amphibia, see 597.8
SUMMARY
597.92 Chelonia .94 Lepidosauria .95 Sauria .96 Serpentes .98 Crocodilia .92 *Chelonia Variant name: Testudines Class here Testudinoidea Class here turtles .922 *Chelydridae Class here snapping turtles Subdivisions are added for the family as a whole and for individual genera and species * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.923 *Kinosternidae Including musk turtles Class here Kinosternon Class here mud turtles Subdivisions are added for the genus Kinosternon as a whole and for individual species of Kinosternon .925 7 *Clemmys Class here bog turtle, spotted turtle, wood turtle Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species .925 9 *Chrysemys, Pseudemys, Deirochelys, Graptemys, Malaclemys, Trachemys Including chicken turtle, diamond-backed terrapin, map turtles, sliders .925 92 *Chrysemys Class here painted turtle .926 *Trionychidae, Carettochelyidae, Dermatemydidae, Platysternidae Including New Guinea plateless turtle Class here soft-shelled turtles Subdivisions are added for Trionychidae, Carettochelyidae, Dermatemydidae, Platysternidae together; for Trionychidae alone .928 *Chelonioidea Class here Cheloniidae Class here marine turtles, sea turtles Subdivisions are added for the family Cheloniidae and for individual genera and species of Cheloniidae .928 9 *Dermochelyidae Class here leatherback turtle .929 *Pleurodira Including Chelyidae, Pelomedusidae Including snake-necked turtles Class here side-necked turtles .94 *Lepidosauria Class here Squamata Class here scaly reptiles For Sauria, see 597.95; for Serpentes, see 597.96 * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.945 *Rhynchocephalia Class here Sphenodontidae Class here beaked reptiles, tuatara .948 *Amphisbaenia Class here Amphisbaenidae Class here worm lizards .95 *Sauria Class here lizards Class comprehensive works on Sauria and Serpentes in 597.94 .952 *Gekkonidea Including Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Pygopodidae Including flap-footed lizards Class here Gekkonidae Class here geckos .954 8 *Anolis Class here anoles, false chameleons, New World chameleons .955 *Agamidae Including Draco Including flying lizards .956 *Chamaeleontidae Class here Rhiptoglossidea Class here chameleons Subdivisions are added for the family as a whole and for individual genera and species See also 597.9548 for false chameleons, New World chameleons .957 *Scincidae Class here Scincomorphoidea Class here skinks For Teiidae, Cordylidae, Lacertidae, see 597.958 .958 *Teiidae, Cordylidae, Lacertidae Including girdle-tailed lizards, Old World runners * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.958 2 *Teiidae Including Ameiva Class here New World runners .959 *Anguinomorphoidea Including Anniellidae, Xenosauridae Including California legless lizards .959 2 *Anguidae Including alligator lizards, glass lizards .959 52 *Heloderma suspectum Class here Gila monster .959 6 *Varanidae and Lanthanotidae Including earless monitor lizard Class here Varanus Class here monitor lizards Subdivisions are added for Varanidae and Lanthanotidae together, for Varanidae alone .959 68 *Varanus komodoensis Class here Komodo dragon .959 8 *Xantusiidae Class here night lizards .96 *Serpentes Class here Colubroidea Class here snakes .962 *Colubridae Including egg-eating snakes, false coral snakes Class here Colubrinae See also 597.967 for false coral snake of family Aniliidae .963 *Viperidae Class here adders, vipers Class death adders in 597.964 * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.963 6 *Vipera Class here asp, common adder, Lebanese adder, Portuguese adder, sand adder Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species .963 8 *Crotalus and Sistrurus Including pigmy rattlesnakes Class here rattlesnakes Subdivisions are added for Crotalus and Sistrurus together, for Crotalus alone, for individual species of Crotalus .964 4 *Coral snakes Class here Micrurus Subdivisions are added for the genus Micrurus and for individual species of Micrurus See also 597.962 for false coral snakes of family Colubridae; also 597.967 for false coral snake of family Aniliidae .965 *Hydrophiidae Class here marine snakes, sea snakes .967 *Booidea Including Acrochordidae, Aniliidae, Uropeltidae, Xenopeltidae Including anacondas, false coral snake, pipe snakes, shieldtail snakes, sunbeam snakes, wart snakes, wood snakes Class here Boidae, Boinae, Henophidia Class here boas See also 597.962 for false coral snake of family Colubridae .967 8 *Pythoninae Class here Python Class here pythons Subdivisions are added for the genus Python and for individual species of Python .969 *Typhlopoidea Including Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae Including blind snakes, slender blind snakes, worm snakes Class here Scolecophidia * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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.98 *Crocodilia Including gavial Class here crocodilians .982 *Crocodilidae Class here Crocodylus Class here crocodiles Subdivisions are added for the genus Crocodylus and for individual species of Crocodylus .984 *Alligatoridae Including caimans Class here Alligator mississippiensis Class here alligators * *Add as instructed under 592–599
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