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Several of these names have undesirable ending, as Lehia, Bagre, 

 Brosme, and Otolithes. Others are incomplete, as Morr., MuhL 

 Frhtlpoui., and Leptopod. Apparently Oken was undocidod himself 

 as to appropriate endings, and left them as he hiis done on account of 

 this uncertainty. 



In an article "On the relations and nomenclature of Stizostedion or 

 Lucioperca," published in 1894," I was unjil)le to find a latinized ircn- 

 eric name for the pike-perches earlier than 1820, wiien RaHnescjue 

 published the name Stizostedion. The name Sa/idrr, pul)lished in the 

 year 1817 as Cuvier's, must now be received and take its phice. By 

 those authors, however, who consider the American and European 

 species to be distinct generic types, Stkostedion will he retained for 

 the former and Sander be taken for the latter. 



Zingel must supersede Cingla or Acerina. 



The generic names that may be accepted as dating from this work 

 are Monacanthus, Alutera., Triacrait/iHS, Ctu'l mat a.s^ Plahavaa, Clrrhi- 

 nus, Bagre^ Lota., Brosme^ Monochirus, Aurata {= Spams), Plectro- 

 pomus, Priacanthus., Stellifer^ Sandei\ Zingel^ OtolitJtcs^ and Chehiio. 

 When Cuvier gave a Latin or Greek ending to a word, it may be con- 

 sidered as a genuine scientific name even if he did prefix it w ith a 

 French article or give a French accent. 



«Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, 123-128. 



