PUBLICATIONS OF CHARLES GIKAKD, M. ]>. fi3 



1859. CJiHAKi), Chahles — Coutiuufd. 



Of tlio Cypriuodrjiit family, we iiiciition but one .si»'cus, an iiili:ilii(:inl of ihc fnsli waters 

 of California. Tliose collected iu the interior of tlio continent we iiiopose to iiivesfii;ate at 

 some fiitnre time. 



The Etheostomoids are likewise left aside for the ])resenl. 



A few pickerels, or Esocids, have been observed in the liydrotiraiihic basin of the 

 Arkansas. 



Some catfisbes, or Pimelodi, were secured at the initial point of exploration of tlie thirty. 

 fifth and forty-seventh par.illels, none having Ijeen noticed west of tlie Ilocky Mountains. 



Of the Clupeidaj or herring family we meet with two herrings proper, one belonging to the 

 genus Clupea, the other to the genus SiMetta, and several anchovies {Kw/raidls), but thus 

 far no shad (Alosa) have been seen in the collections, which have been made and submitted 

 to our examination. 



Three Plectognaths have been noticed, a "Monu-flsh" (Orthagdriicux), :i " l);\\lomi-1\Hh" 

 (Tftraodon), and a "Trigger" (BalUtes). 



Five "Pipe-lishes" {i>i/ngnathus) and one "Sea-horse" (Hippocaiii-j/us) rein-csent the Lopho- 

 branch family. 



The Ganoids of the western coast consist in three species of sturgeons (Acipeniser) , and in 

 the interior of the continent in a ■Paddle-flsh" (Polyodon), a "Shovel-nose'' (Scaphirhyn- 

 chus), two species of "Mud-tishes"' {Auiia), and three species of "(lar-pikes" {Lepidoiteus) . 

 The cartilaginous fishes, as observed, are anything but numerous; iive species of Sharks 

 belonging to the genera Tn'aA-t*-, Musielus, Cestracion, Heptanchus, auA Aeanthitn ; five species 

 of Skates belonging to the genera Rhinohatus, Xarcine, Raja, Vra2)tera. and Jihinoptera, and 

 nine species of Lampreys belonging to tlie genera Petromyzon, Ichthi/omi/zon, Ainmoca-tcs, 

 and Scolecosoma. 



The " Elephant-lish " (Chimcera) was observe<l as far iii> as I'ligit Sound. 



Order Acanthopteki 3 



Eaniily Percid.e, Bona]) 3 



DiOPLiTES, Ratin 4 



Dioplitei nueceiuis, G 4 



PoMoxis. Rafin 5 



Pomoxis sparoides. G C 



Pomoxis nigro maculatus, (i 6 



Pomoxis annularis, Ralin G 



Pomoxis nitidiis, G., pi. ii, figs. 5-8 6 



Ambloplites, Rafin - 8 



Ambloplites cenezis, Agass., pi. i 8 



Ambloplites interruptus, G., pi. ii, tigs. 1-4 10 



C ALLIURUS, Rafin ] 1 



Calliurus melanops, (J., pi. iii U 



Callinrus diaphanus, G., pi. iv., figs. 1-5 i;! 



Calliurus formosus, G., pi. v. figs. 1-4 14 



Calliurus longiilus, G., pi. v, figs. 5-8 1 fi 



CalUvrus microps, G., pi. iv, figs. 5-8 17 



Calliurus nitirinus, G., pi. vii., figs. 1-4 18 



Bryttus. Cuv. & Yal 19 



Bri/ffus alhuhis, G., pi. vi, figs. 1^ 19 



Briittnn xiijnifcr, G., pi. vii, figs. 5-8 20 



Bryttus huinilis, G., pi. vii, figs. 9-24 21 



POMOTIS, Rafin 22 



Pomotis luna, G., pi. viii, figs. 1-4 22 



Pomotis speciosus, B. & G.. jd. viii, figs. 5-8 23 



Pomotis heros, B. & G.. pi. is, figs. 13-16 24 



Pomotis aqinlensis, B. & G., pi. ix, figs. 1-4 : pi . x, ligs. 8-1 1 25 



Pomotis popii, n. s 26 



Pomotis fallax, B. & G.. pi. viii, figs. 1-10; pi. ix, figs. 5-12; pi. x, figs. 1-7 27 



Pomotis breiuceps, B. & G 28 



Labrax, Cuv 29 



Labrax chrysops, G., pi. xi. figs. 1-4 29 



Stizostedion, Rafin 31 



Stizostedion bornis, G., pi. xi, figs. 5-8 31 



Paralabbax, Girard 33 



Paralabrax nebulifer, G., pi. xii, figs. 1-4 33 



Paralahrax clathratus, G., pi. xii. figs. 5-8 34 



Family TrauhiniDvE, Bonap 35 



Heterostichus, Girard 36 



