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Genus 533. AFRION Cuvier & Valenciennes. Vorazes. 

 Aprion Cuvier & Yaleaciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vi, 54.3, 18.30 (vU-atcens). 



Subgenus PLATTIMLS Gill. 



Plalyinius Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 237 (romx = macro2>hthahin(.s). 



1682. Aprion macrophthalmus (Miiller & Troscbel). Voraz. 



West Indies; Havana. 



Centroprisiis macrophtha\mu>i Miiller & Troschel, in Schombnrgk, Hist. Bar- 

 bados, 666, 1848, Barbados. 



Genus 634. ETELIS Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Etclls Cuvier i.^- A'alenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ii, 127, 1828 (carhuncuJni^,2b 

 Japanese species). 



1683. Etelis oculatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Cachucho. 



West Indies to Madeira. 



Serratius oculatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ir, 266, 1828, 

 Martinique. 



1684. Etelis aquilonaris (Goode & Bean). 



Gulf of Mexico in deep water. ~> 



Anthias aquilonaris Goode & Bean, Oceanic Icbthyologv, 238, 1896, Gulf 



of Mexico, at Albatross Station 2402. 28° 36' N., 85^ 33' 30" W., in 111 



fatboms. ~^ 



Genus 535. VERILUS Poey. 



Vcrilus Poey, Memorias, ii, 125, 1860 (sordidus). 



1685. Verilus sordidus Poey. Escolar Chino. 



West Indies. 



Verilus sordidus Poey, Memorias, ii, 125, pi. 12, fig. 6, 1860, Cuba. 



Genus 536. XENOCYS Jordan & BoUman. 



Xcnocys Jordan »Sc Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 160 (jcssiw). 



1686. Xenocys jessiae .Jordan & Bollman. 



Galapagos Islands. 



Xenocjis jessia' .Jordan »t Bollman. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 160, Cbarles 

 Island, Galapagos Arcbijielago. 



Genus 537. XENISTIUS Jordan & Gilbert. 



Xenistiua Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 920, 1883 (californicnsis). 



1687. Xenistius californieusis (Steindachner). 



Pacific Coast of America, from San Diego soutbward to Guaymas. 

 Xenichthys califoruiensis Steindacbner, Icbtb. Beitr., iii, 3, 1875, San Diego, 



Genus 538. XENICHTHYS Gill. 



Xenichthys (iill, Proc Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 82 (xanti). 



1688. Xenichthys agassizii Steindacbner. 



Galapagos Islands. 



Xenichthys agassizii Steindacbner, Icbtb. Beitr.. Ill, 6, 1875, Galapagos 

 Islands. 



1689. Xenichthys xanti (iill. 



Pacilic Coast of tropical America, from Cape San Lucas to Panama. 

 Xenichthys xanti Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 82, Cape San Lucas. 



Genus 539. NEMIPTERUS Swainson. 



Nemiptrrus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Fishes, etc., ii, 223, 1839 (Jllamcntosns). 



1690. Nemipterus macronemus (Giintber). 



Surinam. 



Synagria macronemus Giintber, Cat., i, 380, 1859, Surinam; after Cuvier. 



