swAiNsoN, 1839 205 



Leiurus Swainson, II, 326; logotype Leiurus macrophthalmus Sw., based on 



Lama yellakah Russell, pi. 22 — Balistes stellaris B1. & Schn. Name 



preoccupied by Leiurus Sw. (p. 242) ; replaced by Abalistes Jordan & 



Scale (1911). 

 Chaetodermis Swainson, II, 2)17 ; logotype AIonocanthus spinosissmus Q. & G. 

 Psilocephalus Swainson, II, 2)27 ; haplotype Balistes barbatus Gray. Substitute ^ ^ 



for Anacanthus Gray (1831), which is preoccupied by Ehrenberg, 1829. ( v^n^U-^j"*^ 

 Cantherines Swainson, II, 327; haplotype Monacanthus nasutus Q. & CT 



Replaces Liomonacanthus Blkr. (1866). 

 Cirrhisomus Swainson, II, 328; haplotype Tetraodon spengleri Bloch. Same as 



Cheilichthys Miiller, a synonym of Spheroides Dum. 

 Leisomus Swainson, II, 328; logotype L. marmoratus Sw. = Tetraodon cutcutia 



Ham„ as restricted by Blekeer, 1865. The genus is called Leiodon on page 



194, without mention of type. Leisomus is preoccupied. Leiodon replaces 



Monotreta Bibron. Swain restricts Leisomus and therefore Leiodon, to the 



first species named, L. l^evissimus Sw., a species of Spheroides (Tetraodon 



spengleri Bloch). 

 Lagocephalus Swainson, II, 328 ; logotype Tetraodon stellatus Donovan. Re- 

 places Gastrophysus Miiller. 

 Trichoderma Swainson, II, 328; logotype Balistes scapus Lac. A synonym of 



Amanses Gray (1833). 

 Psilonotus Swainson, II, 328 ; logotype Tetraodon rostratus Bloch. Called Can- 



thigaster on page 194, and therefore a synonym of the latter. 

 Molacanthus Swainson, II, 329; logotype Molacanthus pallasi Sw. = Diodon 



mola Pallas. Young of Mola Kolr. = Mola Guv. 

 Astrocanthus Swainson, II, 331 ; haplotype Lophius stellatus Vahl. A synonym 



of Halieut^a Guv. & Val., 1837. 

 Phyllopteryx Swainson, II, 332; haplotype Syngnathus foliatus Shaw. 

 Acus (Willughby) Swainson, II, ZZZ; logotype Syngnathus .ijquoreus "Yarrell". 



A synonym of Nerophis Raf. 

 Solegnathus Swainson, II, 333 ; haplotype Syngnathus hardwicki Gray. Spelled 



Solenognathus by Giinther. 

 Ophisoma Swainson, II, 334; logotype O. acuta Sw., as restricted by Bleeker 



(1864). Swain, in 1882, chose O. obtusa Sw. as type. The latter species is a 



Conger, the former belongs to Congermur^ena Kaup, as restricted. The 



name is preoccupied by Ophisomus Sw., page 277. It is called Ariosoma on 



page 194. Ariosoma thus replaces Congermur^na Kaup, and also Con- 



grellus Ogilby, all based on the same type, earlier described as Mur^na 



balearica De la Roche. 

 Pterurus Swainson, II, 334, logotype Pterurus maculatus Sw. = Mur^na 



raitoborua Ham. A synonym of Raitaboura Gray (1831) or Moringua 



Gray (1831). 

 Leptognathus Swainson, I, 221, and II, 334; haplotype Leptognathus oxyrhyn- 



CHUs Sw. = Mur^na serpens L. a synonym of Ophisurus Lac, as 



restricted by Risso. 

 Pachyurus Swainson, TI. 335; haplotype Moringua linearis Gray; preoccupied by 



Pachyubus Ag. (1829). A synonym of Pseudomoringua Blkr. (1864). 

 Ophichthys Swainson, II, 336; haplotype Unibranchapertura cuchia Ham. 



Name preoccupied by Ophichthus Ahl. (1789). A synonym of Amphip- 



Nous Miiller (1839). 



