RAFINESQUE, 1814 87 



colato. Ale pettorali rosse lineari-filiformi acute e con un solo raggio, ala dorsale 

 rossa principiando sopra gli occhi e giungendo sino alia coda, della quale e per6 

 staccata e con circa 200 raggi molli : coda rossa un poco trifida o quasi lunulata 

 con pero il raggio intermcdio semplice, sporgente lunghissimo, nicntre i latcrali 

 sono ramosi con i rami opposti. 



We are indebted to Mr. H. M. Scuddcr for a copy of this rare and forgotten 

 description. If this account is correct it is still unknown to science, though hav- 

 ing much in common with Styi^phorus cordatus Shaw. 



LXXXIV. RAFINESQUE, Precis des Dicouvertes Somiologiques. 



1814. 



Trisopterus Rafinesque. i6; type Gadus capelanus Lacepede (Gadus 



MINUTUS L.). 

 According to Risso the name is synonymous with Morua Risso, and must be 

 older. Equivalent to Brachygadus Gill. 



Monochirus Rafinesque; type Monochirus hispidus Raf. 



LXXXW RAFINESQUE, Analyse de la Nature, ou Tableau de I'Uni- 

 vers et des Corps Ori^aniscs "La Xature est tnon Guide et Linneus 

 mon mditre." Palermo, 1815. 



In this work the entire animal and plant kingdoms are classified, with 

 definitions of the families and higher groups and lists of the known 

 genera. Three hundred and seventy-seven genera of fishes are enumer- 

 ated. Many of these are bare names, without explanation of any sort. 

 Others represent changes of names of genera for reasons not expressed, 

 but apparently because current names were too long, too short, or in- 

 volved a termination (gides, omorus) expressing resemblance. The 

 fishes are divided into two subclasses, Holorranchia with opercles and 

 gill membranes complete, and Atelosia, lacking either opercles or gill 

 membranes. 



The Holobranchia are divided into Deripia (Jugulares), Gastripia 

 (Abdominales), Thoraxipia (Thoracices), Apodia (Apodes). 



The Atei.eosia are divided into Iu-Tropomia (Sturgeons: Sternoptyx, 

 Pegasus) with one operclc and no gill membrane; Ciii.smupne.v, with 

 gill-membranes and one opercle (Qiimara, Balistes, Conger, etc.) ; and 

 Trkm.m'ne.n, with neither opercles nor gill membranes (eels and sharks). 



This classification is singularly inept. 



