in. Systematik, Faunistik, Biologie. 1. Pisces. III. Systematic. 93 



Tropical America. Jordan (^) : 407 species are recorded, and a few obser- 

 vations made. Jordan differs from Günthers assumption, tliat nearly Vs of the 

 species of marine Fislies on the two coasts of Tropical America would be found 

 to be identical , and is of opinion that the two faunas are substantially distinct, 

 only about 6 per cent being common to both shores, and these only marine forma 

 found in most warm seas. 



e. Anstralia and Folynesia. 



Philippine Islands: Gogorza gives a list of some of the species. Celebes, 

 etc.: Meyer: catalogue of 546 species obtained from 1870 — 73. Australia: 

 De Vis: new species. Ogilby (^): distribution of Sharks and Rays. Port Jack- 

 son: Ogilby (^3): new and rare species are described. Upper Murrumbidgee : 

 Macleay describes new species of Fish. 



Tasmania: Johnston [^-'^] : notes on the Fish, with descriptions of new 

 and rare species. 



NewZealand: Arthur: notes on the Fish. 



III. Systematic. 

 Subclass Palaelchthyes. 

 Order Chondropterygii. 



Suborder Plagiostomata. 

 A. Selachoidei. 



Carcharias crenidens, Kimz. = ? C. acutus, Rlipp. ; Ogilby (^) p 464 — Chi- 

 loscyllium ocellaium, Gmel., recorded from Port Jackson; id. p 464 — Scyllium 

 canicula, and stellare, young, figured and notes; Mayer p 227 pl. 15 F 4, 5, 8- 

 10 — Pristiophorus cirratus. Note on the young; HaSWell p 680 — Squatina. 

 Notes on synonymy; Mayer p 278. 



Scyllium anale n. Port Jackson; Ogilby (^) p 445; distinguished {vom maculatum, 



Bl., with which it has been confounded; id. (*) p 464. 

 Selache pennanti nom. n. for Pennanfs Basking Shark, which is not maximus; 



Cornish (2) p 351 ; see also Day ('^) p 235. 



B. Batoidei. 



Doderlein (■^) Fish of the Mediterranean , part 3 Batoidei. Contains extensive 

 descriptions and synonymy of known species. 

 Rhynchobatus djeddensis, Forsk., recorded from Port Jackson ; Ogilby (*) p 465 — 

 Rhinohatus bougainvillei , M. & H. , described and distinguished from granulatus, 

 with which it has been confounded; Ogilby (*) p 464 — Raja chagrinea, Penn.^ 

 notes, etc.; Doderlein (^) p 97 — Narcine timlei, BL, notes by Garman (*) 

 p 42 — Dasybatus, Klein, must be used instead of Trygon, Cuvier, unless there 

 was a publication of the latter name between 1758 and 1810 ; a list is given of 

 the species considered valid belonging to this genus; Garman {^) p 221 ; D. pas- 

 tinaca, Walb. , and kuhlii, M. & H. , are redescribed ; id. (i) p 40 — Stoasodon 

 narinari, Euphr. , is redescribed; Bean C*) p 192 — Taeynura lymnia ^ Forsk., 

 recorded from Cape York; Ogilby '■*) p 465 — Myliobates fre^ninvillei , Les., 

 notes by Garman (*) p 39 — Aetobates narinari, Euphr. , is recorded from Cape 

 Hawke; Ogilby (^j p 466. 



