38 THE GENERA OF FISHES 



Harengus Klein, I, 209, 1775 ; type Clupea harengus L. "Harengus 

 vulgaris" Klein. 

 Synonym of Clupea L. 

 Amphisilen Klein, I, 280, 1775 ; type Centriscus scutatus L. "Am- 

 phisilen" Klein. 

 Monotypic. A synonym of Centriscus L., and Amphisile Cuvier. 

 Latargus Klein (misprint for Lathargus), I, 298, 1775; type Anar- 

 HicAS lupus L. "Latargus rostro retuso dentis horridis" 

 Klein. 

 Synonym of Anarhichas L. Monotypic. 

 Leiobatus Klein, I, 316, 1775 ; type Raja oxyrhynchus L. "Leio- 



BATUS ROSTRO OMNIUM LONGISSIME PRODUCTO" Klein. 

 Synonym of Raja L. Includes all smooth rays. 

 Synagris Klein, I, 442, 1775; type Sparus aurata L. "Synagris 

 DORSO OBSCURE viride" Klein. 

 A synonym of Sparus L. Includes many sparoid fishes. 

 Mystus Klein, I, 535, 1775 ; type "Mystus fluviatilis" Klein = Cyp- 

 RiNus BARBUS L., not Mystus Gronow, 1763. 

 Equivalent to Barbus Cuvier. 

 Passer Klein, I, 816, 1775; type Pleuronectes flesus L. "Passer 

 cute densis tuberculis." 

 Not of Brisson, 1760, a genus of birds. A synonym of Flesus Moreau. 

 Glaucus Klein, I, 829, 1775; type Scomber glaucus L. "Glaucus 

 aculeatus maculis in utroque latere" Klein. 

 Glaucus, if allowable, replaces C^siomorus Lacepede, a genus distinct from 

 Trachinotus Lacepede, 1803. Hypodis Rafinesque, 1810, is the same. 



Rhombus Klein, I, 918, 1775, VIII, 88, 1779; type Pleuronectes 

 rhombus L. "Rhombus omnium minimus palm^e longi- 

 tudine." 

 This name antedates Rhombus Da Costa, 1776, a genus of Snails. If eligible, 

 it replaces Bothus Rafinesque, and is equivalent to Rhombus Cuvier, 1817. The 

 other nominal species of Rhombus are synonyms of the Turbot, Psetta max- 

 ima (L.). 



Rhombotides Klein, I, 922, 1775 ; type Ch^todon c^ruleus Bloch. 

 "Rhombotides obscure c^ruleus" Klein, after Catesby. 

 Synonym of Acanthurus Forskal, and of Teuthis of Browne and Linnaeus, 

 Klein suggests as substitute names, if Rhombotides is not acceptable, Europus and 

 Psetta. 



