PLUMIER, 1803 71 



Encrasicholus Commerson, V, 382, 1803, footnote under Clupea; type 



EnCRASICHOLUS MANDIUULA INFERIORF. BREVIORE, T.liNIA LATERA1.I 



ARGENTEA Commerson (Clupea vittargentea Lacepcde). 

 Equivalent to Anchoviella Fowler (Menidia Browne). 

 Ptericht! us Commerson, V, 401, 1803, footnote under Exoccetus; type 



■■rXERICHTllUS PINNIS PECTORAI.IBUS RADIORUM SEXDECIM VKN- 

 TRAI.IBUS INTRA CORPORIS -EQUILIBRIUM NEQUIDEM AD ANUM 

 APICE PERTINGENTIBUS." 

 As indicated by Laccpede, this species, the one placed first by Commerson. 

 seems to be Exoccetus volitans L. A synonym of Exoccetus. 



Halex Commerson, V, 462, 1803, footnote under Clupea; type Halex 

 coRPORE LATE CATHETEPLATEG etc. Commcrson, Clupea fasciata 

 Lacepcde, a species of Leiognathus Lacepede. 



LIX. PLUMIER, Lacepcde, llistoire Naturelle des Poissons, II, 1798; 



III, 1800; IV, V, 1803. 



Charles Plumier. 



Le Pere Plumier, a missionary in Martinique, sent to Lacepede num- 

 erous paintings of fishes with descriptions and manuscript names. The 

 generic names used rest on exactly the same basis as those of Commer- 

 son. As they were polynomial and as they were not accepted by tiie author 

 who published them in synonymy, we think that they should not be con- 

 sidered eligible in scientific nomenclature, a matter which awaits final 

 decision. 



The names probably not acceptable, as polynomial and as not adopted 

 by the author who printed them. 



Orbis Plumier, II, 504, 1800, in footnote under Tetraoiwn ; type Orbls 

 MINIMUS Plumier = Tetr.\odon plumieri Lacepede = Tetr.^odo.n- 

 spengleri Bloch. 

 A synonym of Tetraodon. 

 Monoceros Plumier, II, 1800. in footnote under Balistes; type MoNO- 

 cERos Piscis cLUsii Plumier. 

 Probably same as Monacantiius ciliatus L. Equivalent to Monocanthus 

 Cuvier. Not Monoceros Zimmcrmann, 1780, a genus of Gasteropods ; not Mono- 

 ceros Bloch & Schneider, 1801. 



Asellus Plumier, III, 1802, footnote under Gobiomorus; type Asellus 

 palustris Plumier ( Platycepiiai.us iwrmitator Hloch & 

 Schneider. 

 Identical with Gobiomorus Lacepcde, as restricted Piiilypnus Cuvier. 



