320 GTMNODONTES. 



Tetrodon truncatus, Retz. Svctisk. Vet.Ak. Nya Handl. vi. 2. p. 116; 



Gm.L. i. p. 1448; Lacep.i. p. 514, pi. 22. fig. 2 ; Dmiov. Brit. 



Fish. ii. pi. 41. 

 Orthragoriscus oblongus, Bl. Sclin. p. 511 ; Jemjns, Man. p. 491 ; Yarr. 



Brit. Fish. 2nd edit. ii. p. 469, or 3rd edit. ii. p. 439 ; Hurting, 



Verhand. Ak. Wet. Amsterd. 1868, p. 12, pi. 2. fig. 2. 

 Cephalus oblongus, Shaiv, Gen. Zool. v. p. 439, pi. 176 ; Ttirt. Brit. 



Faun. p. 116. . 



elongatus, Bisso, Fur. Merid. iii. p. 173. 



Orthagoriscus truncatus, Flem. Brit. An. p. 175. 



varius, Cuv. Bef/nc An. ; Ranzani, I. c. 



Mola planci, Nardo. in Femssac, Bull. Sc. Nat. xiii. 1828, p. 437. 

 Cephalus cocherani, Traill, Werner. Mem. vi. 1832. 

 Orthragoriscus elegans, Banzani, I. c. 



battara), Runzani, I. c. 



Itanzania truncata, Nardo, Ami. Sc. Recjn. Lombard. Venet. 1840, x. 



p. 105 ; Steenstrup Sf Liitken, I. c. 



D. 17-19. A. 19. C. 18-22. P. 13. 



The height of the body is one-half or rather less than one-half of 

 the total length. Skin smooth, divided into small hexagonal scu- 

 tella. Snont straight, tlie mouth being on the same level with the 

 eye. Base of the very short caudal straight, slightly oblique. 



Atlantic ; Pacific. 



a. Stiiifed, 19 inches long. Cape Seas. From Sir A. Smith's Col- 

 lection. 

 h. Five inches long. Sierra Lcouc. 



