LINN^US, 1758 15 



Argentina Linnseus, 315, after Gronow, (Museum Ichthyologicium, a 

 pre-Linnaean work) ; type Argentina sphyr^na L. 



Monotypic. 



Atherina Linnaeus, 315, after Artedi ; type Atherina hepsetus L. 

 Monotypic. 



Mugil Linnaeus, 316, after Artedi; type Mugil cephalus L. 

 Monotypic. 



Exocoetus Linnaeus, 316; type Exoccetus volitans L. = E. evolans 

 L. ( ^ Halocypselus Weinland). 

 Monotypic. 



Polynemus Linnaeus, 317, after Gronow and Artedi; type Polynemus 



PARADISEUS L. 

 The first real restriction seems to be that of Giinther, Cat. Fishes, II, i860, 

 319. No type is specified, but the non-congeneric species, P. quinquarius L., is 

 removed to form the genus Pentanemus, a name originally employed by Artedi, 

 but changed to Polynemus by Gronow. As this species, quinquarius, was 

 the only one known to Artedi or to Gronow, Dr. Gill, with numerous writers, 

 ourselves included, has regarded it as the type of Polynemus. But common usage 

 with the formal selection of P. paradiseus L. as type by Jordan & Gilbert, 

 Synopsis Fishes, 1883, should prevail. 



Clupea Linnaeus, 317, after Artedi; type Clupea harengus L. 

 Unquestioned. 



Cyprinus Linnaeus, 320, after Artedi; type Cyprinus carpio L. 

 Unquestioned. 



Mormyrus Linnaeus, 327; type Mormyrus cyprinoides L. 



Unquestioned. 



Balistes Linnjeus, 327, after Artedi ; type Balistes vetula L. 

 Unquestioned. 



Ostracion Linnaeus, 330; type Ostracion cubicus L. 



As restricted by Swainson 1839, by Sleeker 1865, and in recent usage. 



Unquestioned, except by Kaup, who takes as type O. triqueter L., a species 

 referred to Lactophrys Swainson. O. cubicus L. is type of Cibotion Kaup. 



Tetraodon Linnaeus, 332, after Artedi ; type Tetraodon testudineus L. 

 This genus has been variously treated by authors, but justice and convenience 

 are best served by the choice of T. testudineus as type. Bleeker, Atlas Ichth., 

 1865, appears to be the first reviser. He observes : "C'est une de ces especes qui 

 est devenue le type du genre Linneen ... en efifet le Tetraodon testudineus, qui 

 est la premiere des especes de Tetraodon de la Dixieme Edition du Systema 

 Naturcc." Several writers have since indicated as type T. lineatus L. a species of 

 Ovoides. 



Diodon Linnaeus, 334, after Artedi ; type Diodon hystrix L. 



Unquestioned, except by Bleeker, who takes the first species named, Diodon 

 atinga L. 



