732 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



GONORYNCnUS GONORYNCHUS (Linnaeus) 



Cyprinus gonorynchus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, vol. 1, p. 528, 1766 (type 

 locality: Cape of Good Hope). — Bonnatekre, Tabl. encyclop. Ichth., p. 194, 

 1788 (Cape of Good Hope).— Walbaum, Artedi Pise, vol. 3, p. 25, 1792 

 (copied). — LAcfipEDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, p. 497, 1803 (description in 

 key). 



Cyprinus gonorhynchus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Linn., vol. 1, p. 1422, 1789 (Cape of 

 Good Hope).— LAcfipfiDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, p. 570, 1803 (Cape of 

 Good Hope). 



CoUtis gonorynchus Gray, Cat. Fish. Gronow, p. 41, 1854 (Cape of Good Hope). 



Gonorrynchus gonorynchus Ogii-by, Ann. Queensland Mus., No. 10, p. 32, 1911 

 (compiled). 



Gonorhynchus gonorhyncMis Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 

 1, p. 299, 1917 (reference). — Barnard, Ann. South African Mus., vol. 21, 

 pt. 1, p. 125, pi. 6, fig. 4 (copied), 1925 (Port Nolloth, Table Bay, False 

 Bay, Natal).— FoAVLEB, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1925, p. 194 

 (Natal coast, in "600 fathoms"). — Barnard, Ann. South African Mus., vol. 

 21, pt. 2, p. 1017, 1927 (comments on Fowler's 600 fathoms misprint). — 

 Chabanaud, Bull. Soc. Geol. France, ser. 5, vol. 1, p. 507, 1931 (reference). 



Gonorhynchus gonorynchus Fowleb, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci, Philadelphia, vol. 

 86, p. 413, 19.34 (Natal) ; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 70, pt. 1, p. 160, 

 flg. 63, 1936 (part). 



Gonorhynchus gronoxni Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 19, p. 207, pi. 568, 

 1846 (type locality: Bourbon). — Schlegel, in Siebold's Fauna Japonica, 

 Poiss., pts. 10-14, p. 217, 1846 (reference).— Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Neder- 

 land. Indie, vol. 21, p. 56, 1860 (reference). — Gotchenot, Notes ile Reunion, 

 vol. 2, p. 29, 1863. 



Gonorhynchus irevis Kneb, Reise Novara, Fische, p. 342, 1865 (type locality: 

 St. Paul, southern Indian Ocean). 



Gonorhynchxis grey I (not Richardson) Gijnther, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 

 7, p. 373, 1868 (Cape of Good Hope).— Gilchrist, Marine Invest. South 

 Africa, vol. 6, p. 153, 1901 (copied). — Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. 

 South African Mus. vol. 6, p. 200, 1908-11 (26 fathoms Annatikulu River 

 mouth, northwest % N. 9VL' miles). 



Depth 11; head 4i/^. Snout 21/0 in head; eye 4i/^; maxillary 4 as 

 not measured from snout tip; barbel % of eye; interorbital 4 in 

 head. 



Scales 142 in lateral line to caudal base; 15 above, 13 below, pre- 

 dorsal 104. 



D. II, 9, inserted slightly behind ventral origin, jBn but little larger ; 

 A. II, 7, inserted midway between ventral origin and caudal base; 

 caudal emarginate ; pectoral 1% in head ; ventral 2. 



Pale broccoli brown, nearly whitish below. Iris silvery white. 

 Dorsal with blackish terminal blotch. Anal with blackish on last 

 half. Each caudal lobe with white tips and medially dusky. Pec- 

 toral whitish. Ventral largely whitish, with median dusky blotch. 



South Africa, Bourbon, and St. Paul Rock. Barnard mentions 

 the accessory branchial organ behind the fourth gill arch. Hq also 



