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THE GENERA OF FISHES 



Scomber Linnaeus, 297, after Artedi ; type Scomber scombrus L. 



By common consent. 

 Mullus Linnjeus, 299; type Mullus barbatus L. 



By common consent. 

 Trigla Linneeus, 300, after Artedi; type Trigla lyra L. 



By common consent. 



Cobitis Linnseus, 300, after Artedi; type Cobitis t^nia L. 

 By common consent. 



Silurus Linnaeus, 304, after Artedi ; type Silurus glanis L. 

 By common consent. 



Loricaria Linnteus, 307, type Loricaria cataphr,\cta L. 



Monotypic. » 



Salmo Linnaeus, 308, after Artedi ; type Salmo salar L. 



By common consent. 



Trutta Linnaeus, as "Trutt^," 308; type Salmo trutta L. 

 Type by tautonomy. 



Osmerus Linnaeus, as "Osmeri," 310, after Artedi ; type Salmo eper- 



LANUS L. 

 By common consent. 

 Coregonus Linnaeus, as "Core(;oni," 310, after Artedi; type Salmo 

 lavaretus L. 

 By common consent. 

 Characinus Linnaeus, as "Characini," 311, after Gronow ; type Salmo 



GIBBOSUS L. 

 First restriction by Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1895, 215. Replaces Charax 

 Gronow, Epicyrtus Miiller & Troschel, Anacyrtus Giinther. Its use hinges on 

 its eligibility, as Linnaeus used only the plural form Characini as a section 

 Salmo. If not accepted, Charax Gronow (1763), Scopoli (1777), would replace 

 it, with the same type. The same slight doubt applies to Trutta, Osmerus and 

 Coregonus, all used in the plural form only by Linn,-eus. In our judgment all are 

 eligible. 



Fistularia Linnaeus, 312; type Fistularia tabacaria L. 



Monotypic. 

 Esox Linnjeus, 313; type Esox Lucius L. 



This type was indicated, somewhat arbitrarily, in Opinion 58 of the Interna- 

 tional Commission, accepting the view of Cuvier, and current usage both before 

 and after Linnreus. Klein chose the name Lucius for the Pike, this name being 

 adopted in the Gescllschaft Schauplatc. Rafinesque first separated the marine gar- 

 fishes from the pike, calling the former Esox, the latter Lucius. But neither ever 

 stated formally that Esox belone L. was the type of Esox. In view of the argu- 

 ments available on either side, we may "let sleeping dogs lie," and follow common 

 custom, strengthened by the authority of the Cominission. 



