RAFINESQUE, 1814 87 



colato. Ale pettorali rosse lineari-filiformi acute e con un solo raggio, ala dorsale 

 rossa principiando sopra gli occhi e giungendo sino alia coda, della quale e pero 

 staccata e con circa 200 raggi molli : coda rossa un poco trifida o quasi lunulata 

 con pero il raggio intermedio semplice, sporgente lunghissimo, mentre i laterali 

 sono ramosi con i rami opposti. 



We are indebted to Mr. H. M. Scudder for a copy of this rare and forgotten 

 description. If this account is correct it is still unknown to science, though hav- 

 ing much in common with Stylephorus cordatus Shaw. 



LXXXIV. RAFINESQUE, Precis des Decouvertes Somiologiques, 



1814. 



Trisopterus Rafinesque, i6; type Gadus capelanus Lacepede (Gadus 



MINUTUS L.). 

 According to Risso the name is synonymous with Morua Risso, and must be 

 older. Equivalent to Brachygadus Gill. 



Monochirus Rafinesque; type Monochirus hispidus Raf. 



LXXXV. RAFINESQUE, Analyse de la Nature, ou Tableau de I'Uni- 

 vers et des Corps Organises "La Nature est mon Guide et Linneus 

 nton maitre." Palermo, 1815. 



In this work the entire animal and plant kingdoms are classified, with 

 definitions of the families and higher groups and lists of the known 

 genera. Three hundred and seventy-seven genera of fishes are enumer- 

 ated. Many of these are bare names, without explanation of any sort. 

 Others represent changes of names of genera for reasons not expressed, 

 but apparently because current names were too long, too short, or in- 

 volved a termination (gides, omorus) expressing resemblance. The 

 fishes are divided into two subclasses, Holobranchia with opercles and 

 gill membranes complete, and Atelosia, lacking either opercles or gill 

 membranes. 



The Holobranchia are divided into Deripia (Jugulares), Gastripia 

 (Abdominales), Thoraxipia (Thoracices), Apodia (Apodes). 



The Ateleosia are divided into Eltropomia (Sturgeons: Sternoptyx, 

 Pegasus) with one opercle and no gill membrane; Chismopnea, with 

 gill-membranes and one opercle (Chimaera, Balistes, Conger, etc.) ; and 

 Tremapnea, with neither opercles nor gill membranes (eels and sharks). 



This classification is singularly inept. 



