ICHTHYOLOGY OF VENEZUELA — SCHULTZ 121 



U.S.N.M. No. 123133, 1 specimen, 104 mm., Point Macolla, U. S. S. Niagara, 

 April 19, 1925. 



EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS (Bloch) 



Mero gallina 



Anthias striatus Bloch, Naturgeschichte auslandischen Fishe, vol. 6, p. 92, pi. 



324, 1792 (Atlantic Ocean) (ref. copied). 

 Epinephelus striatus Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 403, 1942 (coast of 



Venezuela). 



Genus PROMICROPS Poey 



Promicro'ps Poey, Synopsis piscium cubensium, p. 287, 1868. (Genotype, 

 Serranus guasa Poey.) 



PROMICROPS ITAJARA (Lichtenstein) 



Mero Brasil 



Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, Abh. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1821, p. 278 (Brazil) 



(ref. copied). 

 Promicrops itaiara Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezi ela, p. 402, 1942 (coast of 



Venezuela) . 



Genus CEPHALOPHOLIS Bloch and Schneider 



CephalophoUs Bloch and Schneider, Systema ichthyologiae, p. 311, 1801- 

 (Genotype, CephalophoUs argus Bloch.) 



CEPHALOPHOUS FULVUS (Linnaeus) 



MULATO 



Labrus fulvus Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, p. 287, 1758 (Bahamas). 

 CephalophoUs fulvus Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 404, 1492 (coast of 



Venezuela). 

 CephalophoUs fulvus punctatus Tortonese, Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. 



Torino, vol. 47, No. 89, p. 52, 1939 (Puerto Cabello, Venezuela). 



Family PRIACANTHIDAE: Big-eyes 



Genus PRIACANTHUS Oken 



Priacanthus Oken, Isis, p. 1782 [=1182], 1817. (Genotype, Anthias macroph- 

 thalmus Bloch.) 



PRIACANTHUS ARENATUS Cuvler and Valenciennes 



Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier and Valenciennes, Histoire naturelle des poissons, 

 vol. 3, p. 97, 1829 (Brazil; Atlantic). — Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, 

 p. 404, 1942 (coast of Venezuela). 



Family POMATOMIDAE 

 Genus POMATOMUS Lacepede 



Pomatomus Lacepede, Histoire naturelle des poissons, vol. 4, p. 435, 1802. 

 (Genotype, Pomatomus skib Lacepede = Perca saltatrix Linnaeus.) 



