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Astroscopus anolopos, Gill, 1861b, p. 21 (reference of this species to the new genus 

 Aslroscopus proposed by Brevoort through Gill). — Jordan and Evermann, 

 1898, p. 2308 (description of A. anolopos as a growth stage of A. y-graecum) . 



Astroscopus y-graecum, Bean, 1879, p. 58 (in part; described; St. Johns River, 

 Matansas River Inlet, and Pensacola, Fla.; Charleston, S.C.; excluding 

 record from Hampton Roads, Va.). — Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, pp. 628 and 

 941 (described); 1883, p. 610 (description; Charleston Harbor, S.C.). — 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2307 (key; described; synonymy); 1900, 

 p. 3301, pi. cccxxxiv, fig. 808 (Matanzas River Inlet, Fla.). — Evermann 

 and Kendall, 1900, p. 92 (references, Fla.).— Smith, 1907, p. 371, fig. 170 

 (described; Bird Shoal, Beaufort Harbor, N.C.). — Weymouth, 1910, p. 140 

 (Cameron, La.). — White, 1918, p. 141 (development of electric organs; not 

 distinguished from A. guttatus). — Meek and Hildebrand, 1928, p. 908 (small 

 specimens from Atlantic coast of southern U.S. compared to small Pacific 

 A. zephyreus Gilbert and Starks). — Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928, p. 331, 

 fig. 199 (compared with A. guttatus; Beaufort, N.C.). — Jordan, Evermann, 

 and Clark, 1930, p. 454 ("South Atlantic Coast, from Cape Hatteras to the 

 Caribbean Sea") .—Fowler, 1941, p. 178 (Brazil, compiled); 1945, p. 152 

 (synonymy in part; Beaufort and New River Inlet, N.C.), p. 223 (Charleston 

 Museum specimens from S.C.), p. 377 (Galveston, Tex.); 1953, p. 54 (Carta- 

 gena, Colombia). — Hildebrand, 1954, p. 348 (Texas Coast). — Springer and 

 Bullis, 1956, p. 96 (Oregon station 82, 29°21.7' N., 88°11' W., 38 fathoms).— 

 Anderson and Gehringer, 1957, p. 55 (34°38' N., 76°33' W., at Cape 

 Lookout, N.C.). 



Upsilonphorus y-graecum, Jordan, 1884, p. 140 (reference). 



Astroscopus anolophus, Baird, 1884, p. 178 (Deal's Island, N.C.). 



Anolophus V. graecum, Baird, 1884, p. 178 (reference). 



Astroscopus anoplos, Kirsch, 1889, p. 262 (in part; length l}i inches, Key West, 

 Fla.; excluding part of range). 



Upsilonphorus Y-graecum, Kirsch, 1889, p. 263 (described; Pensacola, Fla., and 

 Beaufort, N.C.). 



Aslroscopus guttatus (non Abbott), Weymouth, 1910, p. 140 (Cameron, La.). — 

 Dahlgren, 1927, figs. 1 and 3 (these figures only; other references to A. 

 guttatus apply or may apply to A. guttatus). 



Astroscopus Y-graecum, Dahlgren, 1927, p. 364, fig. 11 (life history notes, possibly 

 referable to this species; anatomy). 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Off Cape Hatteras, N.C., 3 miles SSW of Diamond Shoals Lightship, Mar. 

 22-25, 1957 (1 specimen), 170 mm. S.L., UNC 2679. Cape Lookout Anchorage, 

 N.C., Gill Cr. 4, Nov. 11-12, 1953 (1), 167 mm. SL , BLBG. Gallants Channel 

 at Beaufort railroad bridge, N.C., Jan. 18, 1957 (1), 15.5 mm. S.L , UNC 924. 

 Shackleford Banks, Beaufort, N.C., Sept. 4, 1925 (1), 135 mm. S.L., USNM 

 185681. Beaufort, N.C., collectors Gudger and Bean (1), 200 mm. S.L., USNM 

 51912. Beaufort, N.C., collector O. P. Jenkins (1), 84 mm. S.L., CAS (IU No. 

 6111). Bogue Sound near Swainsboro, N.C., July 17, 1956 (1), 187 mm. S.L., 

 UNC 2370. West shore off Cape Fear River at Southport, N.C., Dec. 12, 1956 

 (2), 22.5-30 mm. S.L., UNC 866. 



North Island at Wingate Bay, S.C., Fish Hawk (1), 33 mm. S.L., USNM 59055. 

 Coosan River, S.C. (3), 26-41 mm. S.L., USNM 59083. Coosan River, S.C. (3), 

 26.5-41 mm. S.L., USNM 59091. South Carolina (2), 29-46.5 mm. S.L., USNM 

 59033. 



