Ophidiidae. — Jlacnuidae. 583 



(Doumet), Marseille, sinus 50 — 150 m, rar. (Marion), Nizza (Risso, V^rany), 

 Genova (Vinciguerra , Dobia et Gestro) , Livorno (Giglioli) , litus Romanum 

 (BoxAPARTE, Vinciguerra) , Napoli (Costa, Staz. Zool.), vSicilia (Doderleix), 

 Messina (Cocco); Adria: Dalmazia meridion. (Stossich, ? Kolombatovic) ; 36° lat., 

 25^43' long. („Pola"). 



Nom. vulg. : Nizza: Granadie (Risso), litora Liguriae: Pesce sorice (Caxe- 

 -TRiNi), Genova: Rattin (Vinciguerra) , Napoli: Pesce sorece (Costa); Italis: 

 Codilanza navimuso, Macruro camuso, Sicilia: Pisci surci, Urgiolu (Dodeeleix). 



Subgen. Macrurus (Bl) Gthr. Squamae uti in Coelorliyncho ; crista infra- 

 orbitalis plus minusve distincta; spina dorsalis serrata. 



2. M. sclerorhynchus Val. D. 11, A. 95 (—100), P. 17 (16), V. 7 

 (8, Val.); rostrum conice ultra os promiuens, canthus rostralis acutus laevis, pro- 

 tuberantia scabra ante eum et in utroque latere ejus; crista infraorbitalis acuta, 

 in tota longitudine prominens; spatium interorbitale planum, diametro oculi aeque 

 latum; rictus oris medium oculum non attingens; dentes villiformes fasciis dispositi 

 in maxillis, externi maxillae super. vix majores; barbula brevis, gracilis; oculus 

 rostro aeque longus, ^/7 longitudinis capitis; squamae spinulis seriebus circ. 9 

 ordinatis munitae; squamae 6 inter D. et lineam lateralem; radius externus V. 

 in tilamentum productus. — Longit. ad 0,30 m. 



Distrib. : Lis. Canariae; sinus Biscayensis. 



Habit. : Alicante (Palacky); Genova, in salo ante portum (Borgioli), 

 sinus (ViNCiGUERRA , DoRiA ct Gestro) ; in salo ad meridiem ab ins. Cavoli, 

 1125 m inter prom. Ferrato et S. Lorenzo , Sardinia, 823 m ad meridiem ab 

 ins. j\[arittimo, ins. Aegates (..Washington", Giglioli). 



Subgen. Malacocephalus Gthr. Dentes intermaxillares uni- aut biseriati, 

 mandibulares uniseriati; squamae laeves; os laterale. 



3. M. laevis Lowe {Makicoccphalus laevis Gthe.). D. 13 — 14:, P. 17, 

 V. 9 ; caput compressum, lateribus directis ; canales muciferi ampli ; rostrum obtuse 

 conicum, leviter ultra os anticum projiciens; rictus oris paullo post medium ocuhim 

 extensus; barbula oculo brevior; spatium interorbitale planum oculi diametro 

 aequum aut ea minus; squamae perparvae, altiores quam longiores, setis brevibus 

 munitae; caput totum squamis scabris tectum; spina antica D. laevis; P. ^/3 longi- 

 tudinis capitis ; anus ad basin V. Supra fuscus, in lateribus argenteus. — Longit. '? 



Distrib.: Madeira; Dania. 



Habit. : Nizza, rariss. (fratr. Gal, Vinciguerra); Messina (Giglioli). 



Species generis Macniri statum larvalem praebent, primum a Cocco sub 

 numiue Krohnii filamentosi descriptum. Statum magis evohituni Hymenocephaliis 

 italicus GiGL. (= Malacocephalus laevis, uti Moreau asserit) refcrt (a Giglioli 

 pluries repertus: in salo 508 m a prom. Carbonara, 823 ni ad meridiem ab ins. 

 Marittimo, Aegates, in niari Graeco, 35*^47' lat., 23^33' b)ng., 350 37' lat., ^^^SG', 

 360 40' lat. , 23" 51' long. , 35» 56' lat, 22" 50' long. ab expeditione navis „Pola" 

 repertus). Emery utranique formam cyclo evolutionis aut MalacocephaU aut 

 Cori/ijhacnoidae adnnnierandam, esse ceuset. Contra hanc opinionem dentcs pluri- 

 scriati villiformes Hymenocephali militant. 



Coryphaenoides Gunn. Sqamae mediocres, splnosae aut laeves; rosfrum 

 breve, obttisnm, oblique iruncatum; rictus oris lateralis; caput sine cristis; annulus 

 suborbitalis, angidi praeopercuU non adjunctus; dentes 'maxillae sup. in fasciam an- 

 (justam, eis seriei externae majoribus ordinati; pcdatum laeve; V. sub P.; barbuJa. 



1. C. serratus Gthr. [Macrurus serrafus Lowe, ?M. acqualis Gthk., 

 ."31. sclerorhijnclms Bp.). Squamae striis radiantibus, sine carinis aut spinis; 



