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to be lost or destroyed. Of all of these except Boryrliamplms calif orni. 

 ensis, the Museum now possesses one or more examples in good condi- 

 tion, most of them being from the collection of Mr. Gilbert: 



Dactyloscopus pector- 



ali s = Dactyloscopus pectoraUs Gill. 



Iniistius miindicorp us ^ Novacula mundicorpiis (Gill) J. & G. 

 Hypsypopsdorsalis = Pomacentrus qvadrigutta Gill. 



Diapterus californiensis^ Gerres calif orniensis (Gill) J. & G. 

 Diapterus gracilis = Gerres gracilis (Gill) J. &G. 



Hox)lopagrus gUntheri = Hoplopagrus giintheri Gill. 

 Nematistius i»octoralis = Nemaiistius pectoraUs Gill. 

 Cirrliitiis betaiirus =^ Cirrlntiis rivulatus^al. 



Argyriosus brevoorti = Selene vomer (L.) Liitk. 



Trachynotus rhodopus =; Trac}iynotu,8rliodopus(ji\\\.{T.lcennedyi^ie,\\i^.) 

 Trachynotus nasutus = Trachynotus rhodopus Gill. 

 Doryrliainphus califorui- 



ensis ^^ Doryrliainphus calif orniensis Gill. 



Hippocampus gracilis 



Gill = Eippocanqms ingens Grd. 



United States IS'ational Museum, June 28, 1882. 



I.IST OF FISnES COt.I.ECTEI> BY JOHIV XAIVTUS AT COI^IMA, 



MEXICO. 



By DAVID S. JOKDAN aeid CHARI.ES H. OILBERT. 



About twenty years ago a considerable collection of fishes was made 

 by Mr. John Xantus at Colima, on the west coast of Mexico, for the 

 Smithsonian Institution. Much of this collection arrived at Washing- 

 ton in bad condition, and the greater part of it has gone to decay. In 

 the present iiaper is given a catalogue of the specimens still remaining. 



1. Ginglymostoma cirratum (Gmel.) Miiller & Henle. 



7332. Two young examples, each 10 inches long. This species has 

 not hitherto been recorded from the Pacific coast of Mexico. A young 

 specimen was seen by Mr. Gilbert at Mazatlan. 



2. Arius guatemalensis Giiuther. 

 8141. Four specimens. 



3. Characodon furcidens Jor. &- Gilb. 



5093. Very many examples in fair condition, the largest 3 inches 

 long. 



4. Muraeua pinta Jor. & Gilb. 



7328. One specimen, 8 inches long. 



5. Rhypticus xanti Gill. 



7710. One fine specimen, 8 inches long. 



6. Epinephelus sellicauda Gill. 

 9583, 9587, 9580, 9601. 



