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, It will be seen from the foregoing long list of synonyms, taken 

 from the British Museum Catalogue, that Dr. Gunther has 

 merged in one no less than nine of Cuvier and Valenciennes' 

 species. 



The specimens in the Chevert collection are from the 

 Percy Islands. 



67. — Trachynotus Baillonii. 



Russell 2, pi. 142. 



Ccesiomorus bailloni, Lacep. 3, p. 93, pi. 3, fig. 1. 



,, quadripunctatus, Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 90, pi. 24, 



f. 1. 



Trachinotus bailloni, Cuv. and Val. 8, p. 431 ; Bleek. Verh. 

 Bat. Gen. 24, p. 46. 



,, quadripunctatus, Cuv. and Val. 8, p. 434 ; Cantor 



Catal., p. 122. 



„ Kussellii, Cuv. and Val. 8, p. 436. 



This species was also got at the Percy Islands. 



68. — Platax teira. 



Ghcetodon teira, Forsk., p. 60, tab. 22 ; Bl., tab. 199, fig. 1 ; L. 

 Gm., p. 1265 ; Bl. Schn., p. 221 ; Shaw. Zool. 4, p. 365, pi. 260 ; 

 Russell, pi. 87. 



Platax teira, Cuv. Regne. Anim ; Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 68, 

 and N. W. Fische, pp. 33-37 ; Cuv. and Val. 7, p. 226 ; Cantor 

 Catal. p. 168 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. 23, Chsetod. p. 28 ; Peters. 

 Wiegm. Archiv. 1855, p. 247. 



,, Leschenaldi, Cuv. and Val. 7, p. 223. 

 „ vespertiUo, Temm. and Schlgg. Faun. Japan, Poiss., p. 

 83, pi. 43. 



One large specimen of this curious-looking fish was speared 

 under the ship's side in Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



Family Gobiid.e. 



69. gobius criniger. 



? Gobius nebulosus, Forsk., p. 24 ; Bl. Schn., p. 72 ; Cuv. and 

 Val. 12, p. 84. 



