ICHTHYOLOGY. 



DR. F. II. TROSCHEL. 



J. Miiller, Beitrage zur Kenntniss der natiirliclien 

 Familien der Fische, Contributions to tlie Knowledge of 

 the Natural Families of Fish (Monthly Reports of the 

 Academy of Sciences of Berlin, August 1843 ; these Archiv. 

 1813, i, p. 292) ; and Supplement to the same (these Archiv. 

 1843, i, p. 381), of the greatest importance with respect to 

 system. 



The new Parts of Smith's Illustrations of the Zoology of 

 South Africa (vid. sup. p. 86) contain some new Fishes, 

 which are given below. Besides these, are figured in the 

 14th Part, Otolithus (equidens, Cuv. Val., and Dentex 

 rupestris, Cuv. Val. ; in the 15th, Scicena liololepidota, Cuv. 

 Val., and Rhinobatus (Syrrhinci) annulatus, Miill. Ilenle. ; 

 in the 16th, Ostracion bicuspis, Blumenb. (O. stellifer, 

 Bl. S.) 



The 4th volume of the Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. 

 Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, during the 

 years 1832-1836 (Loud. 1842, 4), contains' the Fishes, 

 arranged by Leonard Jenyns. The numerous new species, 

 among which are also several new genera, are quoted below, 

 since it may perhaps be supposed that the work is not one 

 of the most easily accessible. Accurate descriptions of 

 many already known Fishes, and interesting statements 

 arc also given. The work is not limited to any definite 



