III. Systematik, Faunistik, Biologie. 1. Pisces. III. Systematic. 179 



Family Muraenidae. 



Coecula bascanium n. Egmont Key, Florida; Jordan ( 9 ) p 43. 

 Ophichthys cobra n. arid naja n. South Sea Islands; De Vis ( 2 ) p 445. 

 Anguilla cubana Kaup. = rostrala Le Sueur. Notes by Meek (*). 

 Myrophis egmontis n. Egmont Key, Florida; Jordan ( 9 ) p 44. 



Family Leptocephali. 



Leptocephalus affinis n. p 4 fig. 1; inornatus n. fig. 2. and sicanus n. p 5 fig. 3; 

 borelli u. p 6 fig. 4 ; inaequalis n. fig. 5, and maurolici u. p 7 fig. G ; guttorosus 

 u. p8 fig. 7; peloritanus u. fig. 8. and zancleusn. p9 fig. 9 ; tenuirostris n. fig. 10, 

 and prestandreae n. p 10 fig. 11 ; exopas n. p 11 fig. 12. Straits of Messina; 

 Facciola ( 5 ) pi. 4. 



Order Lophobranchii. 



Swain & Meek ('), in their notes on the Pipe-Fishes of Key West, Florida, 

 give a synopsis of the species from the Atlantic Coast of the United States. The 

 name Siphostoma barbarae is proposed for bairdianus Swain (iiec Dum.) - - mckayi 

 n. Key West, Florida; id. p 239. 



Syngnathus trachypoma n. Thursday and Prince of Wales Islands: Gunther p 30. 

 Doryichthys serialis n. Port Molle ; id. p 30 pi. 3 B. 



Order Plectogiiathi. 



Gill ( 3 ) gives a synopsis of this order of Fishes and supplements the characters 

 already recognized as follows: Teleost fishes with the elements of the lower jaw 

 consolidated in single pieces representing the 2 rami, the supra-maxillaries and 

 inter-maxillaries more or less closely connected, the interoperculum detached from 

 the other opercular bones, reduced and more or less rod-like in form, and the 

 post-temporals suturally connected with the craniuni. He divides the Plecto- 

 gnathi into various sub-orders, etc.. as shown below. Several new names, mar- 

 ked n., have been introduced. 1. Suborder. Sclerodermi with the Fam. Tria- 

 canthidae (Subfam. Triacanthodinae , and Triacanthiuae) and Balistidae 

 (Subfam. Balistiuae, Monacantnmae, Psilocephalinae) . 2. Suborder. Ostracodermi. 

 Fam. Ostraciontidae. 3. Suborder. Gymnodontes. Superfamilies : a. Trio- 

 dontoidea (n.). Fam. Triodontidae. b. Petrodontoidea. Fam. Tetrodonti- 

 dae (Subfam. Tetrodontinae, and Colomesinae n.), Psilonotidae, Chone- 

 rhinidae (n.). c. Diodontoidea(n.) . Fain. Diodontidae. d. Moloidea. Fam. 

 Molidaen. (Mola, Ranxania, Masturus), Molacanthi dae n. (Molacanthus] . 

 Of all the above names the synonymy and a short synopsis is given. 



Van Mater records the occurrence of Balistes vetula on the coast of New Jersey. 



Tmchycephalus n. p 455. Body more or less naked. Teeth villiform, on jaws only. 

 Mouth oblique, gape very wide. Praeoperculum armed. Branchiostegals, 4. Gills, 

 4 ; no slit behind the fourth. No pseudobranchiae. Pectorals broad, fleshy, on a 

 strong carpal. Lateral line continuous. Dorsal and anal rays few. Ventrals ab- 

 dominal, rudimentary. For bankiensis n. South Seas ; De Vis ( 2 ) p 456. 



Tetrodon insularum n. Api, and laevis u. South Seas; id. p 456. 



Order Leptocardii. 



Branchiostoma. Giinther gives notes on this genus supporting the views taken by 

 Sundvall, and distinguishes the following 6 species: elongatum Sund., p 31, bel- 

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