38 THE GENERA OF FISHES 



Harengus Klein, I, 209, 1775 ; type Clupea harengus L. "Harengus 

 vulgaris" Klein. 

 Synonym of Clupea L. 

 Amphisilen Klein, I, 280, 1775; type Centriscus scutatus L. "Am- 

 phisilen" Klein. 

 Monotypic. A synonym of Centriscus L., and Amphisile Cuvier. 



Latargus Klein (misprint for Lathargus), I, 298, 1775; type Anar- 

 hicas lupus L. "Latargus rostro retuso dentis horridis" 



Klein. 



Synonym of Anarhichas L. Monotypic. 



Leiobatus Klein, I, 316, 1775 ; type Raja oxyrhynchus L. "Leio- 

 batus rostro omnium longissime producto" Klein. 

 Synonym of Raja L. Includes all smooth rays. 

 Synagris Klein, I, 442, 1775; type Sparus aurata L. "Synagris 

 DORSO obscure viride" Klein. 

 A synonym of Sparus L. Includes many sparoid fishes. 

 Mystus Klein, I, 535, 1775; type "Mystus fluviatilis" Klein = Cyp- 

 RiNus BARBUS L., not Mystus Gronow, 1763. 

 Equivalent to Barbus Cuvier. 

 Passer Klein, I, 816, 1775 ; type Pleuronectes flesus L. 'Tasser 



CUTE DENSIS TUBERCULIS." 

 Not of Brisson, 1760, a genus of birds. A synonym of Flesus Moreau. 



Glaucus Klein, I, 829, 1775 ; type Scomber glaucus L. "Glaucus 



ACULEATUS MACULIS IN UTROQUE LATERE" Klein. 

 Glaucus, if allowable, replaces C^siomorus Lacepede, a genus distinct from 

 Trachinotus Lacepede, 1803. Hypodis Rafinesque, 1810, is the same. 



Rhombus Klein, I, 918, 1775, VIII, 88, 1779; type Pleuronectes 

 RHOMBUS L. "Rhombus omnium minimus palm^ longi- 

 tudine." 

 This name antedates Rhombus Da Costa, 1776, a genus of Snails. If eligible, 

 it replaces Bothus Rafinesque, and is equivalent to Rhombus Cuvier, 1817. The 

 other nominal species of Rhombus are synonyms of the Turbot, Psetta max- 

 ima (L.). 



Rhombotides Klein, I, 922, 1775 ; type Ch^todon c^ruleus Bloch. 

 "Rhombotides obscure ceruleus" Klein, after Catesby. 

 Synonym of Acanthurus Forskal, and of Teuthis of Browne and Linnasus, 

 Klein suggests as substitute names, if Rhombotides is not acceptable, Europus and 

 Psetta. 



