2800 Bulletin ^7, United States National Museum. 



stitnte tho subfamily HoIacanthuKv, distiuct alike from Cluetodontina' and 

 I'omacanthina!. 



Page 1717. Ceraiacanlhns, including Osbechia, should stand as a valid 

 genus distinguished from Alntera by the convex or lanceolate caudal. 

 The species will then stand as follows: 



2135. lEKATACANTHUS SCHffil'KII (Walbuum). 



21;J6. CERATACAMHUS rUNVTATUS (Agassiz). 



2137. CKRATACAXTHUS SCRIPTUS (Osbock). 



213S. ALUTERA MONOCEROS (Osbeck). 



Page 1741, line 17, read: Swainson takes '^}idv(Ja" to mean spine, not 

 " cXHavQa," whicli is the correct word for spine. There is no classical 

 warrant for Cantherines and Canthigaster, unless derived from KarOos, the 

 ass. 



Page 1776. In sixth line from bottom read '' increased" for "self." 



Page 1786. Note on Sebastodes ritfus: 



This species is ovate in form, like S. oralis, from which it differs in color 

 and form of mouth and head. Its depth is 2^ in length, not 3|, as stated 

 (through misprint) by Dr., Eigeumann. A tine specimen before us was 

 taken by Dr. Gil))ert otf San Diego, 



Page 1790. The type number of Sebastodes liopTcinsi is 2282, not 2286. 



Page 1795. The subgenus Zalopyr does not include Sebastodes atroriibens 

 nor S. atrovirens. These 2 si^ecies belong in the subgenus liosicola. 



Page 1799. lu first line under Sebastodes crameri for ''P. 19-i^u'' read 

 "P. 19." 



Page 1805. After line 4 add: (iiitro, within; nUjer, black.) 



Page 1815. The type of Sebastodes :acenlrm came from Albatross Sta- 

 tion 2946, not 2996. 



Page 1829. After line 2 insert Subgenus Sebastosomus. 



Page 1831. Specimens of Sebastodes taczanowshii were obtained in 1896 

 by the Albatross at the Kuril Islands, and this species should therefore go 

 in the regular text. 



Page 1832. After line 1.5 insert Subgenus Sebastomits. 



Page 1833. Before Sebastodes matsubarw (Hilgendorf) insert Sub- 

 genus Zalopyr. 



Page 1833. In fifth line from bottom insert Subgenus Pteropodus after 

 " nebuJosus." 



Page 1836. In key at bottom of page, to a add: mouth plumbeous 

 within. Toaaadd: mouth black within. 



Page 1837, line 2, for "Cardonniera" read "Cardouniera." For 

 "Scorfanudi Funal" read "Scorfana di Funal." 



Page 1840. Above "a. Breast scaly," insert Parascorpa-na {napd, 

 near; to Scorpona). Before 2236. Scorpwna agassizn, Goode & Beau, insert 

 Subgenus Paraseorpana, Bleeker. 



Page 1850. In last line of synonymy of Scorpama mystea for 1501 read 

 1601. 



