184 THE GENERA OF FISHES, PART II 



Apterogasterus De la Pylaie, 532a ; orthotype A. rostellatus Pylaie, "la Jac- 



quine". (Not identified.) 

 Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 534; orthotype A. procerus De la Pylaie. A synonym 



of ScL^NA L. as restricted by Cuvier ; same as Pseudosci^na Blkr. 



193. ROPPELL (1835). Neue Wirhelthicre su der Fauna von Abyssinien gehorig. 



2 vols. 



EdUARU RiJPPELL. 



Enneapterygius Riippell, 2; orthotype E. pusillus Riippell. 



Gazza Riippell, 4; orthotype G. eouul^formis Riippell. 



Pseudochromis Riippell, 8; logotype P. olivaceus Riippell. 



Halichoeres Riippell, 14; logotype H. bimaculatus Riippell (as restricted by Jor- 

 dan & Snyder). Regarded as preoccupied by Halichcerus, a genus of 

 seals; replaced by Hemiulis Sw. (1839) and by Chcerojulis Gill (1864). 



Lutodeira (Kuhl) Ruppell, 18; orthotype Mugil chanos Forskal. A synonym of 

 Chanos Lac. 



Xenodon Riippell, 53 ; orthotype Balistes nicer Lac. Preoccupied in reptiles ; 

 replaced by Zenodon Sw. (1839), by Odonus Gistel (1848), by Erythrodon 

 Ruppell (1852) and by Pyrodon Kaup (1853). The validity of the oldest of 

 these substitute names, Zenodon^ may be questioned. See record of Swainson 

 (1839). 



Nebrius Riippell, 62; orthotype Nebrius concolor Ruppell. Name regarded as pre- 

 occupied by Nebria Latreille and Nebris Cuv. ; replaced by Nebrodes Gar- 

 man. But the root is different : vspQioi of Aristotle, referring to some shark. 



Uropterygius Riippell, 83; orthotype N. concolor Riippell. This would be a synonym 

 of Gymnomur^na Lac, as restricted by Bleeker, 1864, but not as limited 

 by Kaup, 1856. 



Sphaerodon Riippell, 113; orthotype Sci^ena grandoculis Forskal. A synonym of 

 Monotaxis Bennett. 



Pristotis Riippell, 128; orthotype P. cyanostigma Riippell. A synonym of Poma- 

 centrus Lac. 



194. SCHULTZE (1835). Versammlung von Naturforschers in Bonn. 



Carl August Sigmund Schultze (1795-1877). 



Hexabranchus Schultze; orthotype presumably Bdellostoma hexatrema Miiller. 



If so, a synonym of Eptatretus Cloquet. According to Agassiz, a genus 



of lampreys, presumably one with six gills; no further details available. 



1836 



195. AGASSIZ (1836). Rechcrches stir les puissons fossiles. III. 

 Louis Agassiz. 



Zygobatis Agassiz, III, 79; orthotype Z. jussieui Ag. A synonym of Rhinoptera 

 Kuhl. 



Odontaspis Agassiz, III, 87; orthotype O. ferox Ag. A synonym of Carcharias 

 Raf. as now limited. 



Spinacorhinus Agassiz, III, 94; orthotype S. polyspondylus Ag. (fossil). A syn- 

 onym of Squaloraia Riley. 



Goniodus Agassiz, III, 183; orthotype Squalus spinosus Gmelin ^ Squalus bru 

 cus Bonnaterre. A synonym of Echinorhinus Blainv. 



Amblyurus Agassiz, III, 220; orthotype A. macrostomus Ag. (fossil). A syno- 

 nym of Dapedium Leach. 



