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INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA. 
254, Citharichthys spilopterus, Giinther. Greyish-olive, 
with a series of distant blackish spots along the 
basal portions of the anal and dorsalfins, Seven 
inches long. 
cxim. genus Hemiruomsus, Bleeker. 
Eyes on the left side. 
255. Hemirhombus aramaca (Cuy.) Giinth. Brown, 
marbled with darker, and with numerous round 
light spots. 
Cxiv, genus Baostoma. 
256. Beostoma reticulatum (Poey) Bean, 
Solea reticulata of Giinther. 
oxy, genus Songa, Cuvier. 
Eyes on the right side. 
257. Solea inscripta (Gosse) Giinth. Monochirus inserip- 
tus of Gosse. Yellowish olive, head, body, &c. 
covered with a network of black lines. Caudal 
yellowish, with a few brownish dots. 
258. S. maculipinnis (Agass.)Giinth. Brownish, verticals 
with brown spots, body with rather scattered 
spots, and about 8 vertical black lines. The 
young have some whitish spots. 
259. S. brownii, Giinther. Brownish, with about 8 blaok 
vertical lines and scattered brown spots. Pecto- 
rals none. Dr. Giinther does not give this as 
Jamaican, but it is the Passer of Sloane, ii, p. 
277 ; and the Pleuronectes of Browne, p. 448, No.1, 
cxvi. genus ApHorIstTa, Kaup. 
Eyes on the left side. 
260. Aphorista ornata (Lacép.) Kaup. Pectorals none. 
Brownish, uniform or with irregular dark cross- 
bands. 
Order PH YSOSTOMI. 
Fin-rays articulated. 
Family SCOPELIDA, 
Marine fishes, somewhat resembling freshwater Silu- 
ride. Barbels none. Air-bladder none. 
CXVII. genus Synopus, Gronoy. 
Dr. Giinther refers these species to Sawrus, Cuy., but 
Synodus seems to have priority. 
261. Synodus fetens (L.) Gill. Mucco Robin. 
fin higher than long. 
262. S. intermedius (Spix). Dorsaland caudal fins with 
brownish transverse bands. A black blotch on the 
scapulary part of the gill-opening. 
263. S. myops (Forst., Bl. Schn.). Scapula black ; tail 
compressed. Dorsal fin as high as long. 
Family CYPRINIDA. 
Freshwater fishes, generally scaly, with no adipose 
fin, and pharyngeal teeth only, the mouth being 
. toothless. 
cxvil. genus Carasstus, Nilsson. 
264. Carassius awatus (L.) Bleeker. Gold-Fish. Barbels 
none. Of course an introduced species. 
Family CYPRINODONTID./. 
Freshwater fishes, covered with scales, the sexes fre- 
quently differing, mostly viviparous. Barbels none. 
exix. genus Haprnocuitus (McClell) Giinth. 
265. Haplochilus melanoplewrus (Gosse) Giinth. Pecilia 
melapleura of Gosse. 
Sides of abdomen silvery, the portion above the silvery 
being black. 
cxx, genus Pacrita, Bl, Schn. 
266. Pecilia vivipara, Bl. Sch. P. swrinamensis of Hill’s 
list. Greenish,each scale with the margin brown- 
ish, dorsal fin with a blackish spot in the middle. 
Caudal with a black spot. Apparently an im- 
ported species. 
267. P.dominicensis, C. & V. 23 inches long; caudal 
‘ two with light brownish cross-bands. 
268. P. melanogaster, Giinther. 2 to 21 inches long. 
Belly silvery in anterior half, and deep black 
posteriorly, the two colours sharply separated 
from each other. Only doubtfully Jamaican. 
Family SCOMBRESOCID AL. 
Marine or freshwater fishes, with scaly bodies and a 
series of keeled scales along each side of the belly, 
Air-bladder generally present. 
cxxI, genus Exocarus. (Flying-fish.) 
Flounder. 
Dorsal 
269. Hzxocetus hillianus, Gosse. Pectoral uniform black- 
ish; ventral fins blackish; the upper anterior 
half of dorsal black. Recorded from Bluefield’s 
Bay by Gosse, Nat, Soj. Ja. p.12. Hill quotes 
the genus but does not state the species. 
cxx!I. genus HeEMIRHAMPHUS, Cuvier. 
270. Hemirhamphus balao, Le Sueur. Piper. H. brasi- 
liensis of Hill’s list. Sides without silvery band, 
271. HH. wnifasciatus, Ranzani. Back dark greenish, sides 
with a well defined silvery band as broad as a 
scale. 
272. H. pleii, C.& V. Back dark greenish, sides without 
well-defined silvery band. 
273. H. apicalis. Given in Hill’s list. 
oxxin. genus TyLosuRus. 
This would apparently be included under Belone as 
understood by Giinther. In Bean and Dresel’s list 
three species are placed in T'ylosimus, as below. The 
rest I leave in Belone as they appear in the records. 
274. Tyloswrus notatus (Poey) Jord, & Gilb. Long-Jaw. 
Belone notata of Ginther. Caudal fin slightly 
emarginate. Scales of moderate size. 
T. gladius, Bean. Guard-Fish. 
276. TT. ewyops, Bean & Dresel. Long-Jaw. Eye large, 
otherwise very similar to 7’. depressus (for which 
see under Belone). 
cxxiy. genus Breton, Cuvier. 
277. Belone depressa, “ Poey,” Giinth. 
silvery below : caudal fin forked. 
278. B. truncata, Les. Scales very thin and small: the 
superciliary region generally faintly striated. 
279. B. gerania Cuv. & Val. Beak very thick and short. 
Hye large. 
280. B.caribbea, Les., Ginth. Scales minute: caudal 
fin forked . posterior anal rays not produced. 
281. B.hians,C.& V. No teeth on the palate: scales 
small, adherent : caudal fin deeply torked. 
282. B.crocodilus (Les.) Given by Hill, but according 
to Giinther, it is asynonym of B. choram (Fork.) 
Giinth., an East African species. 
283. B.argalus.C.&V. 
284. B.ciconella,C. & V. This and the last are given by 
Giinther as doubtful or insufficiently known 
species. 
Family ESOCIDA. (Pikes.) 
cxxv. genus Hsox (Artedi) Cuvier. 
285. Hsow niger, Lesueur. Given in Hill’s list as EZ, ameri- 
canus ; it must have been introduced. Has a very 
distinct black suborbital band. 
Family CLUPEID. (Herrings.) 
Marine scaly fishes, without barbels, and with the 
abdomen often compressed and serrated. 
cxxvi, genus Eneravtis Cuvier. 
286. Engraulis brown (L.) Giinth. Menidia of Browne. 
Has a well-defined intensely silvery band along 
the side. #. tricolor, Ag., is a synonym. 
Green above, 
. 
CXXVII. genus STOLEPHORUS. 
This and the next genus are hardly to be separated 
from Engraulis. 
287. Stolephorus productus, (Poey) Bean & Dresel. Grub- 
ber Broad-Head. Hngraulis productus of Giin- 
ther. Teeth in upper jaw only, and minute: co- 
loration uniform, 
CXXVIII. genus CETENGRAULIS, Giinther. 
288. Cetengraulis edentulus (Cuy.) Giinth. Trapong Fry. 
Sprat of Sloane. Teeth none: coloration uni- 
form. 
CXXIX. genus CHAToEssus, Cuvier. 
Chatoessus trapong. Mentioned in Hill’s list : may 
it be Cetengraulis ? ‘ Trapong” is perhaps not 
intended as part of a scientific name. Compare 
the original list with the reprint of 1881. 
289. 
OXXX. genus OPISTHONEMA. 
290. Opisthonema ogling (LeSueur) Goode & Bean. 
Sprat. Clupea thrissa of Ginther. No teeth in 
the palate. An indistinct bluish spot on the 
shoulder. Each scale on the back with a dark 
spot, the spots forming longitudinal series. The 
Chatoessus ewmorphus of Gosse is perhaps a syn- 
onym. 
