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gentleman from the Pacific Coast of Central America was published in the Society's 

 ' Proceedings ' for 18G1 (Nov. 26) ; it contained fourteen species, ten of which were new. 



In the following year the 4th volume of the ' Catalogue of Fishes ' was publislied, 

 containing the descriptions of those species of Pharyngognaths and Anacanthines whitli 

 had arrived from our travellers, who were then engaged in collecting. 



In the year 1863 Mr. Gill published a descriptive enumeration of a collection of 

 " Fishes from the western coast of Central America, presented to the Smithsonian 

 Institution by Capt. J. M. Dow." He distinguished in it the following twenty-tive 

 species, of which I consider eighteen to have been new to science (Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. 

 Philad. 1863, p. 162):— 



1. I)ia2)teri(s dowii, sp. n.= Ger>rs dovii. 



2. Pomacanthodes zonipectus. Gill. 



3. Centro])Oiniis armatus, sp. n. 



4. Epinephelus analogus, STp.n.=Serrani(s analog us. 



5. Promicropterus decoratiis, sY).n.=Phi/2)t9Cus decorattis. 



6. Bairdiella armata, s\).n. = Corvina armata. 



7. Opkioscion typicus, s]).n. = Corvina ophiosdon. 



8. Amblyscion argenteus, sp. n. 



9. Caratwc imnamensis, G\]l,=-Carana- speciosus (Forsk.). 



10. Caravgoides dorsalis, sp. n. 



11. Carangus marginaftcs, Gi[\,=: Caranw hippos, L., var. 



12. Oligoplites inornatus, sp. n. = Chorinemus inornafus. 



13. Kvoccefus dowii, sp. n. 



14. aJUdactylus, sp. n. '? = ^. bahiensis (Kanz.). 



15. Upeneus grandisquamis, sp. n. 



16. Trichidion opercularis, sp. n.=iPolynemus opercularis. 



17. approocimans=Polynemus approximans (Lay & Benn.). 



18. Mugil guentlierii, Gill, = il/. brasiliensis (Agass.). 



19. Batrachoides pacijici=. Batraclms pacifici ((jthr.). 



20. Dormitator microphthahms. Gill, = Eleotris macidata (Bl.). 



21. Leptarius dowii, sp. n.=^n»s dovii. 



22. Sciades troschelii, sp. \\.^=Arms troschelii. 



23. jElurichthys panamensis, sp. n. 



_ - 24. Atractosteus tropicus, s^.n.-=Lepidosteus tropicus. 

 25. JJrotrygon mundus, sp. n. 



At later periods Mr. Gill has described some other species incidentally, which will be 

 referred to in the gen(>ral list. 



A small collection made by Prof. M. Wagner on the Isthmus of Panama, between 

 T and 9' lat. N., and 77^" and 83" long. W., was examined by Messrs. Kxkr & Stkix- 



