CONTENTS VII 



Systematic catalog — Continued. Page 



Family Scombridae: Mackerels 361 



Genus Pneumatophorus Jordan and Gilbert 362 



Genus Katsuwonus Kishinouye 365 



Genus Euthynnus Llitken 367 



Genus Thunnus South 368 



Genus Sarda Cuvier 372 



Genus S comber omor us Lacepfede 375 



Family Istiophoridae : Sailfishes and spearfishes 378 



Family Xiphiidae: Swordfishes 378 



Genus Xiphias Linnaeus 378 



Family Gobiidae: Gobies 380 



Genus Bathygobius Bleeker 380 



Family Gobioididae 381 



Genus Gobioides LacepSde 381 



Family Blenniidae: Blennies 383 



Genus Ophioblennius Gill 383 



Genus Scartichthys Jordan and Evermann 386 



Genus Hypsoblennius Gill 390 



Family Clinidae 394 



Genus Labrisomus Swainson 395 



Genus Emblemaria Jordan and Gilbert 403 



Family Dactyloscopidae : Sand stargazers 408 



Genus Myxodagnus Gill 408 



Family Brotulidae: Brotulid eels 410 



Genus Brotula Cuvier 410 



Family Ophidiidae : Cusk eels 412 



Genus Genypierus Philippi 412 



Family Stromateidae: Fiatolas 416 



Genus Stromateus Linnaeus 416 



Genus Leirus Lowe 417 



Family Sphyraenidae : Barracudas 418 



Genus Sphyraena Klein 418 



Family Mugilidae: Mullets 420 



Genus Mugil Linnaeus 420 



Family Atherinidae: Silversides 428 



Genus Austromenidia Hubbs 428 



Genus Eurystole Jordan 431 



Genus Basilichihys Girard 433 



Family Polynemidae: Threadfins 434 



Genus Polynemus Linnaeus 434 



Family Scorpaenidae : Rockfishes 437 



Genus Scorpaena Linnaeus 438 



Genus Pontinus Poey 448 



Genus Sebastodes Gill 450 



Genus Scorpaenodes Bleeker 452 



Family Triglidae: Sea-robins 454 



Genus Prionotus Lacep^de 455 



Family Congiopodidae 456 



Genus Congiopodus Perry 457 



Family Cottidae: Sculpins 458 



Genus Normanichthys Clark 458 



