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Ayres, (Dr.) William O. [1817- 
1891] Fora detailed list of this author’s 
publications on fishes of the Pacific 
coast, see Gill’s bibliography in Bull. 
U. S. Nat. Museum, 1882, no. 11. 
Descriptions of four species of 
fishes from Brookhaven, L. I., two of 
which are believed to be new. Proc. 
Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 1841-44 (1844), 
1, 67-68. 1842.1 
Enumeration of the fishes of 
Brookhaven, L. I., with remarks upon 
the species observed. Proc. Boston 
Soc. Nat. Hist., 1841-44 (1842), 58-59. 
2=—Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., 1842, 4, 
no. 2, 255-264. Ibid., 1843, 4, no. 3, 
265-292. pls. xii—xiil. 1842.2 
Description of a new species of 
Leuciscus (L. nasutus} Proc. Boston 
Soc. Nat. Hist., 1841-44 (1843), 1, 
130. 1843.1 
Descriptions of four species of 
fish from Brookhaven, L. I., all of 
which are believed to be new. Boston 
Journ. Nat. Hist., 1848-44, 4, no. 3, 
293-302. pls. xii—xiil. 1843.2 
An attempt to prove that Cottus 
cognatus of Richardson, Cottus viscosus 
of Haldeman, and Uranidea quiescens 
of Dekay, are one species, and are 
identical with Cottus gobio of Linnzus. 
Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., 1845-47 
(1847), 6, no. 1, 116-136. pl. 1845.1 
On a characteristic black lateral 
stripe in the young of Leuciscus pul- 
chellus, etc. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. 
Hist., 1848-51 (1851), 3, 54. 1848.1 
On a very curious fish, for which 
the name Malacosteus niger is proposed. 
Tom. cit., 69-70. 1848.2 
On an obscure point in the 
anatomy of Leuciscus. T'om. cit., 46. 
1848.3 
On the distribution of A phredo- 
derus sayanus. Tom. cit., 5. 1848.4 
On the muscular apparatus of 
the pharyngeal bones in Catostomus. 
Tom. cit., 87. 1848.5 
On the occurrence of Muylio- 
bates acuta at Long Island. Tom. cit., 
1848.6 
(Description of Percopsis pel- 
lucida, a fish from the Winooski river] 
Tom. cit., 164-165. 1849.1 
A new species of Leuciscus 
(tL. pulchelloides| from Fairfield county, 
Connecticut, 1848-51 (1851), 3, 157. 
1849.2 
Observations on Leuciscus pul- 
chellus Storer. Proc. Amer. Assoc. 
Adv. Sci., 1849, 2, 402-406. 1849.3 
On curious malformations in the 
skulls of Labrax. Tom. cit., 121. 1849.4 
On the teeth of Carcharias ceru- 
leus Dekay, and on the generic rela- 
tions of C. griseus. Tom. cit., 264. 
1849.5 
Some remarks upon a species of 
pike (Hsox luctus). Tom. cit., 178. 
1849.6 
Description of a new genus of 
fishes, Malacosteus. . Boston Journ. 
Nat. Hist., 1850-57 (1857), 6, no. 1, 
53-63. 1850.1 
Description of a new species of 
Polypterus, from west Africa [P. pal- 
mas] Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., 1850- 
57 (1857), 6, no. 2, 241-246. pl. Ab- 
stract in Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 
1848-51 (1851), 3, 181. 1850.2 
Statements showing that Cottus 
variabilis is distinct from Cottus gran- 
landicus. Proe. Boston Soc. Nat. 
Hist., 1848-51 (1851), 3, 312. 1850.3 
A fish from Para, Vandellia 
cirrhosa. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 
1851-54 (1854), 4, 31. 1851.1 
Habits of the bluefish. Jom. 
cit., 289. 1852.1 
Introduction of the muscalonge 
(Esox nobilior) into the Connecticut 
river. Jom. cit., 288. 1852.2 
(Description of four species of 
fishes, Camarina nigricans, poronotus 
simillimus Ayres, johnius nobilis, and 
sertphus politus) Proc. Calif. Acad. 
Nat. Sci., 1854-57 (1857), 1, 77-86. 
figs. Reprinted in 2. ed. of the Acad- 
emy’s Proceedings, 1873. 1854.1 
(Description of new fishes from 
California] Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. 
Sci., 1854-57 (1857), 1, 3-22. — Re- 
printed in 2. ed. of the Academy’s 
Proceedings, 1873. 1854.2 
New species of Californian 
Proce. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 
1854.3 
fishes. 
1854-56 (1856), 5, 94-103. 
