IV BULLETIN 189, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Systematic catalog — Continued. Page 



Family Callorynchidae: Elephantfishes 76 



Genus Callortjnchus Gronovius 1 76 



Family Elopidae: Big-eyed herrings 78 



Genus Elops Linnaeus 79 



Family Clupeidae: Herrings 80 



Genus Opisthonema Gill 80 



Genus Ethmidium Thompson 82 



Genus Sardinops Hubbs 86 



Genus Harengula Cuvier and Valenciennes 88 



Genus Lile Jordan and Evermann 90 



Genus Ilisha Gray 91 



Genus Opisihopterus Gill 92 



Genus Odontognaihus Lacepede 94 



Family Engraulidae: Anchovies 96 



Genus Engraulis Cuvier 97 



Genus Anchoa Jordan and Evermann 98 



Genus Cetengraulis Giinther 104 



Family Maurolicidae 105 



Genus Vinciguerria Jordan and Evermann 106 



Family Synodontidae: Lizardfishes 108 



Genus Synodus Gronovius 108 



Family Myctophidae: Lanternfishes 116 



Genus Mydophum Rafinesque 116 



Family Ariidae: Sea catfishes 119 



Genus Bagre Cuvier 120 



Genus Sciades Miiller and Troschel 122 



Genus Galeichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes 123 



Genus Arius Cuvier and Valenciennes 127 



Family Muraenidae: Morays 129 



Genus Gymnothorax Bloch 130 



Genus Muraena Linnaeus 131 



Genus Priodonophis Kaup 133 



Family Ophichthyidae: Snake eels 135 



Genus Ophichthus Ahl 135 



Family Belonidae: Houndfishes, needlefishes, garfishes 143 



Genus Strongylura Van Hasselt 143 



Family Hemiramphidae: Halfbeaks 144 



Genus Hyporhamphus Gill 145 



Genus Hemiramphus Cuvier 146 



Family Exocoetidae: Flyingfishes 147 



Genus Exocoetus Linnaeus 147 



Genus Danichthys Bruun 148 



Family Fistularidae: Cornetfishes 150 



Genus Fistularia Linnaeus 150 



Family Syngnathidae: Pipefishes and seahorses 152 



Genus Leptonotus Kaup 152 



Genus Syngnathus Linnaeus 153 



Genus Hippocampus Rafinesque 156 



Family Merlucciidae: Hakes 157 



Genus Merluccius Rafinesque 157 



