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EECAPITULATION. 



(W=We8t Indian fauna; U=East coast United States; P=Panama fauna; C=We8t 

 coast United States.) 

 1. Lagocephalus Swainson. 



1. Lagocephalus laicigaius Linnasus. U. W. 

 2 Sph^roides Lacepfede. 



2. Sphoiroiden pachygaster Miiller & Troschel. W. (Species unknown to late writers. ) 



3. Sphairoides triehocephahis Cope. W. U. (Species imperfectly known.) 



4. Sj)hceroide8 fiirthi Steiudachuer. P. 



5. Sphwroides angusticeps Jenyus. P. 



6. Sphwroides sptenglei-i Block. W. U. 



7. Sphwroides maculalus Block & Sckneider. U. 



8. Sphwroides polttus Girard. P. C. (Doubtful species ; probably tke adult form 



of *S. testudineus.) 



9. Sphwroides testudineus Liunajus. W. P. U. (Possibly includes two species, 



testudineus (Atlantic) and annulatua (Pacific.) 



10. S2)hwroides formosus GiintheT. W. (Doubtful species; probably a form of >S. 



testudineus. ) 



3. Tetraodon Linuaius. 



11. Tetraodon erelMzon Jordan & Gilbert. P. 



4. COLOMESUS Gill. 



12. Colomesus psittacus 'Bioch. W. 

 r>. Canthigaster Swainson. 



13. Canthigaster rosiratus Block. W. U. (Perkaps more tkan one species in- 

 cluded in tke synonymy.) 



14. Canthigaster punctatissimus Gunt\iex. P. 



List of nominal species with identifications. 

 [Tenable specific names are in italics.] 



Nominal species. 



Date. 



Identification. 



Tetraodon testudineus, Linna3us 



Tetiaotlon Icevigatus, Linnaeus 



Tetrodon spenffleri, Blocli 



Tetroilon ro»?r«ft««, Bloch. 



Tetrodon hispidus var. inaculatus, Blocli & Schneider 



Tetrodon plumieii, Bloth & Sobneider 



Tetrodon punctatus, Bloch & Schneider 



Tetrodon geometricus, Bloch & Schneider 



Tetrodon p«i»aci(s, Bloth & Schneider 



Tetrodon curvus, Mitchill 



Tetrodon matheniaticus, Mitchill 



Tetrodon tnrgidus, Mitchill 



Sphaeroides tuberculatus (Lac6p6de) 



Tetrodon capistratus, Lowe 



Tetrodon maimoratua, Kanzani 



Tetrodon pachycephalus, Riinzanl 



Tetrodon (Cheilichthys) pachygaster, MUUer & Troschel. 



Tetrodon angusticeps, Jeoyns ! 



Tetrodon annulatus, Jenyns 



Cheilichthys asellus, Miiller & Troschel 



Tetit)don amniocryptus, Gosse 



Holacanthus iiielanothos, Gronow 



Holacanthii.s leionothos, Gronow 



Psilonotus or Anchisouius caiidacinatus, Hichardson 



Tetraodon b.iiacu, Castelnan 



Tetrodon politus, Girard 



Tetrodon lineolatus, Poey 



Tetrodon punctatus, Poey 



Tetrodon ornatus, Poey 



Tetrodon trichocephalus. Cope . . . .' 



Canthogaster lobatus, Steindachner 



Tetrodon heraldi, Giinther 



Tetrodon formneus, Giinther 



Tetrodon punctatissimtis, Giinther 



Tetrodon /ttrt/ii, Steindachner 



Tetrodon oxyihynehus, Lockington 



Tetrodon nephehis, Goode & Bean 



Arolhron erethizon, Jordan & Gilbert 



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Sphasroides testudlDeiis. 



Lagocephalus tevigatus. 



Sphferoides spengleri. 



Canthigaster rostratus. 



Sphser. inaculatus. 



Sphfer. spengleii. 



?Sphier. testudineus. 



Spba:;r. testudiueus. 



Colouiesus i)8ittacus. 



Lagocephalus liBvigatus. 



Lagoc. hcvigatus. 



Sph*v. inaculatus. 



Sphoer. spcDgleri. 



Canth. rostratus. 



Sph£Er. spengleri. 



Lai:oe. lasvigatus. 



Sphaer. pachygaster. 



Sphter. augusticeps. 



Sphaer. testudineus (annnlatns). 



Colom. psittacus. 



Sphajr. testudineus. 



Lagoc. tevigatus. 



Sphaer. testudineus. 



Canth. rostratus. 



Spbfer. testudineus. 



Sphser. (testudineus) politns. 



Lagoc. laivigatus. 



Sphasr. testudineus. 



Canth. rostrjitus. 



Sphaer. trichocephalus. 



Sphasr. angusticeps. 



Sphajr testudineus (annulatus). 



Sphaer. formosus. 



Canth. punctatissimus. 



Sphaer. fiirthi. 



Canth. jiunctatissimus. 



Sphicr. spengleri. 



Tetraodon eiethizon. 



Indiana University, January 25, 1886. 



