RAFINESQUE, 181O 79 



Siphostoma Rafinesque, i8; type Syngnathus pelagicus L. 



Monotypic. A synonym of Syngnathus L. as the latter is now restricted. 

 Hippocampus Rafinesque, 18; type Syngnathus hippocampus L. 

 (Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque). 



Oxyurus Rafinesque, 19; type Oxyurus vermiformis Lacepede. 



A larva, probably of Conger. 

 Scarcina Rafinesque, 20; type Scarcina argyrea Rafinesque. 



A synonym of Lepidopus Gouan. 

 Luvarus Rafinesque, 22; type Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque. 



Monotypic. 

 Bothus Rafinesque, 23 ; type, as restricted, Bothus rumolo Rafinesque 

 (Pleuronectes rhombus L.). 



Equivalent to Rhombus Klein, of earlier date. 

 Corystion Rafinesque, 24; type Corystion mustazola Rafinesque. 



Some species of Trachinus L. Monotypic. 

 Merluccius Rafinesque, 25; type Gadus merlucius L. (Merluccius 

 smiridus Rafinesque). 



Monotypic. 

 Phycis Rafinesque, 26; type Phycis punctatus Rafinesque. 



Not Phycis Fabricius, 1798, a genus of Butterflies. Equivalent to Phycis 

 Rose, 1793, which is not preoccupied. 



Oxycephas Rafinesque, 31 ; type Oxycephas scabrus Rafinesque. 



A species of Trachyrhynchus Giorna, 1805. Monotypic. 

 Lepimphis Rafinesque, t,^; type Lepimphis hippuroides Rafinesque 



(CORYPH^NA HIPPURUS L.). 

 Identical with Coryph^na. 

 Symphodus Rafinesque, 41 ; type Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque 

 = Lutianus rostratus Bloch = Labrus scina Forskal. 

 Replaces Coricus Cuvier. 

 Trachurus Rafinesque, 41 ; type Scomber trachurus L. (Trachurus 

 saurus Rafinesque). 

 By general usage and by tautonomy. 

 Tricropterus Rafinesque, 41 ; type by definition, Scomber carangus 

 Bloch (Scomber hippos L.). 

 Not separable from Caranx ; no species named. 

 Hypodis Rafinesque, 41 ; type Scomber glaucus L. 



Equivalent to Glaucus Klein ; not separable from C^siomorus Lacepede. 



Centracanthus Rafinesque, 42 (misprinted Centracantus) ; type Cen- 



tracantus cirrus Rafinesque (Smaris insidiator Cuv. & Val.). 



Monotypic ; probably a specimen with the dorsal fin torn. This seems to be 



generically different from Spicara Rafinesque, Smaris Cuvier. Afterwards spelled 



Centracantha. 



