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for Orcynus, Cuvier, was suggested by Cooper as 
available, and afterwards taken up asa name for 
the present genus by Gill himself (Proc. U.S. Na- 
tional Museum, 1888, p. 319.). It seems to me, 
however, that a name thus originating ought to be 
neglected, as being at best but a synonym of Orcy- 
nus; and Jordan’s title therefvre remains valid, 
unless with Giinther we merge the species with 
long and moderate pectoral fins in a single genus. 
157. Albicora alliterata (Raf.) Bonito. Thynnus thun- 
nina of Giinther. 
158. A. pelamys(L.) Bonito. Back bluish ; 4 brownish 
longitudinal bands on each side of the belly. 
159. A. coretta (C. & V.) Uniform lead-colour above, 
silvery beneath. 
160. A. sloaner (C.& V.) Auxis sloanei of Hill’s list. 
Giinther gives this as doubtfully identical with 
Thynnus albacora, Lowe, but Sloane’s figure has 
the pectorals much too short for that, although it 
agrees in the faleate second dorsal and anal fins. 
LXxv. genus Auxis, C. & V. 
161. Auwis rochei (Risso) Giinth. Back blue, variegated 
with darker,—unifor » in old age. Belly silvery. 
A keel on each side of tail. 
Lxxvr. genus Cyprum, Cuvier, 
Has a keel on each side of tail. 
162. Cybium regale (B1.) C. & V. 
terior part of d rsal black. 
163. C.caballa, C.& V. Pectoral scaly at base only. 
First dorsal blackish above 
164, C. maculatum (Mitch.) Agass. Anterior part of 
first dorsal black; sides with rounded blackish 
spots. Teeth rather conical. 
165. C. solandri, C. & V. 
186. C. immaculatum, C. & V. 
167. ©. acerveum, C. & V. Thisand the last two are given 
by Giinther as insufficiently known species. 
Jordan calls this genus by Lacépéde’s name Scombero- 
mMoOrUs. 
LXxvul. genus EcHenets, Artedi. 
168. Echeneis naucrates, L. Sucking- Fish. 
of Hill’s list. 
Suctorial disc with 22 to 23 laminze. 
169. ZH. holbrookii, Ginther. Brown ; generally a black 
band, edged with white, along the side. Very 
similar to E. naucrates, but disc longer compared 
to length of fish, and composed of only 21 laminze. 
Jordan places this genus in a distinct family, Hche- 
neidide. 
Family STROMATEIDA. 
Dorsal fin single, long, without distinct spinous divi- 
sions. Stromateus was formerly placedin Scombridee. 
LXXVIII. genus SrRoMATEvS, Artedi. 
170. Stromateus alepidotus (L.) Jord. & Guilb. 
Fish. S. gardenii of Giinther. 
Coloration uniform. Height of body 1% in total 
length. Jordan refers this to S, parw, Linn, in 
Proc. U.S. N. Mus. 1886. 
Family ELACATIDA. 
Formerly referred to Scombridie, byt separated by 
Gill as a distinct family. 
Lxxix. genus Exnacatz, ©. & V. 
171. EHlacate canada (L) Gill. Shark-Waiting-Boy. L. 
nigra of Giinther. 
E, falcipinnis of Gosse. Back and upper half of sides 
brownish or bluish-black, with a light longitudinal 
band. 
Pectoral scaly. An- 
E. albicauda 
Puppy- 
Family TRACHINID&. 
Carnivorous marine fishes, with elongate bodies, living 
at the bottom, near the shore. 
LXxx. genus OpisrogNnatHus, Cuvier & Val. 
172. Opistognathus cuvieri, C. & V. (non Cuv., Regne 
Anim.). Has a black ovate spot between the 4th 
and 8th dorsal spines. 
Jordan puts this genus in a family Opistognathide. 
Family MALACANTHID A. 
Marine fishes, with elongate bodies covered with very 
small scales, and with very long dorsal and anal fins. 
LXxxr genus Manacanruus, Cuvier. 
173. Malacanthus plumierii (BL) C. & V. 
Scales minutely ciliated. 
Operculum withaspine. Lobes of caudal fin elongate. 
Sunshine. 
Family PEDICULATI. 
Marine carnivorous fishes, with very large heads and 
without scales. 
LXXXII. genus ANTENNARIUS, Commers. 
174. Antennarius tigris (Poey) Giinth. Sea Toad. 
175. A. multiocellatus (C.& V.) Giinth. Chironectes mul- 
tiocellatus of Hill’s list. 
Red, with several smallocelli on body, and violet dots 
chiefly conspicuous on the membranes of the verti- 
cal fins. Cutaneous fringes none. 
A. ocellatus (Bl. & Schn.)  Giinth. 
ocellatus of Hill’s list. 
Whitish, with a black ocellus on the middle of the 
base of the dorsal, and another on the body, oppo- 
site the vent. This species was founded on a figure 
by Parra, and when Giinther wrote in 1861, was 
otherwise unknown to ichthyologists. 
177. A. histrio (L.) Giinth. Chironectes scaber of Hill’s 
list. Lophius of Browne. 
Skin very rough, covered with small spines. Ground- 
colour yellowish or reddish, with numerous brown 
spots Sometimes uniform brown. Jordan calls 
this species A. scaber, Cuy. 
LXXxur. genus Marne (Cuy.) Giinth. 
178. Malthe vespertilio (L.) C. & V. Guperva of Browne. 
Forehead produced into a subconical process. 
There are two forms :— 
(1.) vespertilio, type. 
total length. 
(2.) var. nasuta (C. & V) Malthea nasuta of 
Hill’s list. Snout 1/13th of total length. 
Family TRIGLIDA. 
Carnivorons, mostly Marine fishes, with oblong com- 
pressed or subcylindrical bodies, and wide cleft 
mouths. They live at the bottom of the water. 
Included in Cottidz by Giinther in his later work. 
LXXXIv. genus Prionorus (Lacép.) Cuv. 
179. Prionotus punctatus (Bl.) C. & V. Cooke. Dorsal 
and caudal fins spotted with brown, first dorsal 
with a black blotch; pectoral with brownish- 
black spots, and margined with blue. 
Family DACTYLOPTERID A. 
Dactylopterus is in the ‘Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus.” 
Vol. II, placed in Triglide, but in the “ Introduc- 
tion to the Study of Fishes” it appears. under 
Cataphracti. Finally, in 1885, it is referred by 
Gill to a separate tamily,as above. It has the 
pectoral very long, adapted for flying, with the 
lower portion detached and shorter. 
LXxxv. genus Dacryioprerus, Lacép. 
180. Dactylopterus volitans (L.) Giinth. Cooke. 
Gurnard. 
Pectorals spotted with light blue; each ray of the 
second dorsal with 4 or 5 brown spots. 
Family GOBIIDA, 
Carnivorous fishes, with elongate low, naked, or 
scaly bodies, living at the bottom of the shallow 
seas or freshwaters of temperate or tropical regions. 
Individuals of the same species often differ in in- 
habiting exclusively fresh or salt water. 
LXXXviI. genus Gosrus, Artedi. 
181. Gobius cyprinoides, Pall. Yellowish-brown, first 
dorsal black, the other greyish. Caudal with nu- 
merous brownish dots. ‘lhis species is the type 
of Gill’s genus Lophogobius. 
182. G. soporator, C. &V. Dark brownish-olive, marbled 
with darker, and with lighter dots along the series 
of scales. Ventrals blackish. A very widely dis- 
tributed species, also found in the Mediterranean, 
183. G, banana, C. & V. Ventrals and anal white. 
Brownish-olive, spotted with dark brown, &c. 
Enters freshwater. Jordan and Higenmann place 
this as a synonym of Chonophorus taiasica 
(Licht.) Jord. 
184. G. lanceolatus, Bl.* Brownish-grey, caudal fin elon- 
gated, pointed. No tentacle above the orbit. A 
freshwaterfish. G.bacalaus,C. & V.,is asynonym, 
185. G. smaragdus, C.& V. Apparently allied to lanceo- 
latus, but given by Ginther as an insufliciently- 
known species. 
Chironectes 
Snout 1/9th or 1/10th of 
Flying 
* Jordan and Eigenmann regard this as a synonym of G. oceanicus Pallas 
