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generic differentiation from Eleotris, and inasmuch as tlie name is prior 

 to Valenciennea it should be retained for it. If, however, the group is not 

 regarded as being generically distinct from Llcotris, the question may 

 arise whether its name or Eleotris shall be adopted. At any rate it is 

 inadvisable, for the present at least, to apply it to the genus Phih/pnus, 

 and that genus should retain the long honored name which it has en- 

 joyed until its use was contested by Professor Jordan. 



