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Some of the families, as thus constituted, have heterogenous elements, 



r iz: 



84. Scorpaenoidei. 



Agriopus is the representative of a peculiar family — perhaps related 

 o the Patcecidce. 



Patwcus also represents a peculiar family, generally supposed to be 

 •elated to the Blenniidce. 



Amphiprionichthys likewise represents a distinct family, the Caracan- 

 Hidce, as was later recognized by Bleeker. 



Blepsias and Peropus (Ristiocottus Gill)* belong to the family Gotticke. 



The subfamily Synancekcforynes was subsequently elevated to family 

 •ank by Bleeker himself. 



117. Platycephaloidei. 



Hoplichthys does not belong to the same family as Platycephalic, but 

 epreseuts a peculiar one. 



120. Cottoidei. 



Bovichthys is the type of a family related rather to the Trachinoid 

 ishes. 



Eemitripterus is isolated as a peculiar family type. 



Caracanthus is generically identical with AmpMprionichthys which had 

 )een referred to the family Scorpccnoidei by Bleeker on a previous page 

 )f the same work. 



136. Gobiesocioidei. 



The genus Liparis, referred to the family Gobiesocioidei, is not allied to 

 ;hat family, but is the type of a distinct family closely related to the 



Cyclopteroidei. 



GUNTHER. 



In 1860, Dr. Albert Giinther, in the second volume of the Catalogue 

 af the Acauthopterygian Fishes in the Collection of the British Museum, 

 adopted the family of Cuvier, but with the name of " Triglidas" and 

 divided and' subdivided it as follows, the families to which the several 

 genera belong in the system now exhibited being indicated in the right, 

 hand column : 



Fam. 10. Triglidae. 



First group. Heterolepidina. 



1. Chirus, Steller - -, 



2. Ophiodoii, Crirard {., m :A.„ 



1 ' > Hexawnimimcuje. 



3. Agrauimus, Gthr 



4. Zauiolepis, Git ^ 



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*The name Peropus was pre-occupied iii Herpetology. 



