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Genus 368. NETUMA Bleeker. 



Xetuma Bleeker, Vissch. Ind. Archipel., I, 1858, 62 (N. ihalassina, 



Bleeker = A", nasuta Bleeker). 

 Guiritinga Bleeker, loc. cit., 62 {Arius commersonii Bleeker). 

 Notarius Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XV, 1863, 171 {Arius 



grandicassis Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



1117. Netuma planiceps (Steindachner) . 



Gulf of California to Panama; not rare. 



Arius planiceps Steindachner, Ichth. Beitr., IV, 1876, 26, Altata, 

 Panama. 



1118. Netuma kessleri (Steindachner). 



Gulf of California to Panama, not rare. 



Arius kessleri Steindachner, Ichth. Beitr., IV, 1876, 24, Altata, Panama. 



1119. Netuma insculpta (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Panama. 



Arius insculptus Jordan and Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Fish Com., II, 1882 

 (1KS3), 41, Panama. 



1120. Netuma platypogon (Giinther). 



Gulf of California to Peru; generally common. 



Arius platypogon Giinther, Cat., V, 1864, 147, San Jose de Guatemala. 



1121. Netuma oscula (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Panama; a single e.\am{)le known. 



Arius osculus Jordan and Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Fish Com., II, 1882 

 (1883), 46, Panama. 



1122. Netuma elattura (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Panama; scarce. 



Arius rlalturus Jordan and Gilbert, liull. I". S Fish Com., II, 1882 

 (1S.S3), 4.5, Panama. 



Genus 369. GALEICHTHYS Cuvier and Valenciennes. Sea catfish. 



Caleichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. \at. Poiss., XV, 1840, 28 



{(i. feliceps Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 Hexanematichthys Bleeker, Act. See. Sci. Indo-Neerl., V., 1858, 2 (Bagrus 



sundiucus Bleeker). 

 Cephalocassis Bleeker, Vissch. Ind. Archipel., I, 1858, 62 {Arius 



Iruncatus Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 Ariopsis Gill, Suppl. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XIII, 1801, 56 



{Arius milherti = Silurus helis L.). 

 Hcmiarius Bleeker, Nederl. Tijdsclir. Dicrk., I, 1863, 7 {Cephalocassis 



stormi Bleeker). 



Subgenus GALEICHTHYS -» Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



1123. Qaleichthys lentiginosus (Eigeninami and FigcntDann). 



Panama. 



Tachisurus lentiginosus Eigenmann and Eigenmaun, Proc. Calif. Acad. 

 Sci., 2d ser., I. 1888, 139, Panama. 



1124. Galeichthys peruvianus Liitken. 



Pacific coast of Mexico to Peru. 



Galeichlhys peruvianus Liitken, Vifl. Med. Naturh. Foren. Kj0benhavn, 

 1S74, 204, Caliao, Peru. 



Subgenus HEXANEMATICHTHYS ^ Bleeker. 



1125. Galeichthys felis (Linnffius). Sea cat. 



Cape Cod to Texas. 



Silurus filis Linnjeus, Syst. Nat., ed. XII, 1766, .503, Charleston, S. C. 



AriuH milherti Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hi.st. Nat. Poiss., XV, 1840, 



74, New York; Charleston, S. C. 

 lArius equcstris Baird and Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII, 



ISoo, 26, Indiaiiola, Tex. 



1126. Qaleichthys guentheri Regan, 



Gulf of ^Iexico. 



(lalirhlhys guentheri Regan, Biol. Centrali-Amer., 1907, 124, Tab. XVI, 

 fig. 1, and Tab. XIX, fig. 3, Gulf of Mexico. 



•• Top of head covered with soft skin, hiding the rugose plates. 



* Top of head with thin skin which does not hide the rugose plates. 



