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Genus 691. SCORP.a;NA (Artedi) Linnaeus. 



Scorpana Artedi, in LiiiniBus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 266, 1758 {porcua). 



2256. Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean. 



Mid-ocean east of Cuba. 



Scorpana aqansizii Goode & Bean, Oceanic Ichth., 247, fig. 243, 1896, latitude 

 32- 13' N., longitude 39° 10' W. 



2257. Scorpaena cristulata Goode & Bean. 



Atlantic Ocean, oft' coast of Georgia. 



Scorpana cristulata Goode & Bean, Oce. Ichtb., 247, fig. 242, 1896, oft" Georgia. 



2258. Scorpaena brasilieiisis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Atlantic Coast, from Charleston to Rio .Janeiro. 



Scorpana brasilieiisis Cuvier <fe Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poles., iv, 305, 1829, 

 Brazil. 



2259. Scorpaena histrio Jenyns. 



Pacific Coast of America, Panama to Juan Fernandez ; Galapagos Islands. 

 Scorpa'iia histrio Jenyns, Voyage Beagle, Fishes, 35, pi. 8, 1842, Chatham 

 Island, Galapagos Archipelago. 



2260. Scorpaena pannosa Cramer. 



Panama. 



Scorpana pannosa Cramer, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, with plate, Panama. 



2261. Scorpaena guttata Girard. Scorpene; Scorpion; Sculpin. 



Coast of California, from Monterey to Ascension Island. 



Scorpana guttata Girard, Proc, Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1854, 145, Monterey. 



2262. Scorpaena plumieri Bloch. Rascacio ; Poison Grouper. 



West Indies and Brazil, north to Florida. 



Scorpa'iia plumieri Bloch, Nya. Handl. Stockh., x, 234, 1789, Martinique. 



2263. Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks. Lapon. 



Coast of Mexico. 



Scorpana mystes Jordan A Starks, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci. 1895,491, pi. 52, Maz- 

 atlan, Mexico. 



2264. Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier «fc Valenciennes. lAon-fisli; Poison Grouper. 



Florida Keys to Brazil. 



Scorpana grandicornis Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 309, 1829, 

 Martiui(|ue, Porto Rico, Havana, San Domingo. 



2265. Scorpaena russula Jordan & BoUmaii. 



Pacific Coast of Colombia. 



Scorptcna russula Jordan &, Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 165, Pacific 

 Coast of Colombia. 



2266. Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins & Evermauu. 



Guaymas, Gulf of California, and Santa Margarita Island. 

 Scorpana sonora- Jenkins & Evermann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1888, 1.50, Guay- 

 mas, Sonora. 



2267 Scorpaena inermis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 West Indies, north to Florida. 



Scorpana incrniis Cuvier & \'alencieunes. Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 311, 1829, 

 Martini(iue. 



Genus 692. PONTINUS Poey. 



Pontinus Poey, Memorias, ii, 172, 1860 (castor). 



2268. Pontinus macrolepis Goode &. Bean . 



Yucatan. 



Pontinus macrolepis Goode tfc Bean, Ocean. Ichth., 257, fig. 247, 1896, oft' 

 Yucatan. 



2269. Pontinus castor Poey. 



Havana. 



Pontinus castor Poey, Memorias, ii, 173, 1860, Havana. 

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