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Scorpc&na occipitalis Poey, Memorias Cuba, ii, 1860, 171 (Havana); 



Poey, Syn. Pise. Cub., 1868, 303 (Havana); Poey, Enumeratio, Pise. 



Cub., 1875, 41 (Havana i ; Jordan, Cat. Fish. N. A., 1885, 109. 

 Scorpcena calcarata Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 422 



(Clear Water Harbor, Florida); Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. A.. 



1883, 952 (West Coast of Florida). 



Habitat. — Havana ; West Coast of Florida. 



On comparison of Poey's description of S. occipitalis, with the 

 description S. calcarata by Goode and Bean, we can find nothing 

 by which to distinguish them as distinct species. 



Scorpeena inermis, very briefly described by Cuvier and Valen- 

 ciennes, resembles this species more than any other. 



The following is a list of the nominal species referred to in the 

 foregoing paper, arranged in chronological order, with our iden- 

 tification of each. Tenable specific names are printed in italics : — 



Nominal Species. Year. 



Scorj aena porcus Linnaeus, 1758. 



Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1766, 



Cottus mass lensis Forskal, 1775, 



Scorj aena plumieri Bloch, 1789, 



Scorpaena barbata Lacepede, 1800, 



Scorpaena plumieri Lacepede, 1800, 



Scorpaena lutea Riss<>, 1810, 



Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuv. & Val.. 1829, 



Scorpaena bufo. Cuv. & Val., 1829, 



Scorpaena grandicornis Cuv. & Val. 1829, 



Scorpaena inermis Cuv. and Val., 1829, 



Scorpaena scrofina Cuv. & Val., 1833, 



Scoipaena ustulata Lowe, 1840, 



Scorpaena histrio Jenyns. 1842, 



Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854, 



Scorpaena fucata Valenciennes, 1855, 



Apistes exul Gosse, 1856, 



Scorpaena raseacio Poey, 1860, 



Scorpaena occipitalis Poey, 1860, 

 Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875, 



Pontinus castor Poey, 1875, 



Pontinus pollux Poey, 1875, 



Scorpaena tkompsoni Gunther, 1880, 



Scorpaena stearnsi Goode & Bean, 1882, 



Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882, 



Identification. 

 Scorpaena porcus. 

 Scorpaena scrofa. 

 Scorpaena porcus. 

 Scorpaena plumieri. 

 Scorpaena scrofa. 

 Scorpaena grandirornis. 

 Scorpaena scrofa. 

 Scorpaena brasiliensis. 

 Scorpaena plumieri. 

 Scorpaena grandieornis. 

 ? Scorpaena occipitalis. 

 Scorpaena plumieri. 

 ? Scorpaena scrofa. 

 Scorpaena histrio. 

 Scorpaena guttata. 

 ? Scorpaena histrio. 

 Scorpaena plumieri. 

 Scorpaena plumieri. 

 Scorpaena occipitalis. 

 Scorpaena fernandeziana. 

 Scorpaena castor. 

 ? Scorpaena castor. 

 Scorpaena thompsoni. 

 Scorpaena brasiliensis. 

 Scorpaena occipitalis. 



