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HECKEL, 1840 207 



256. HECKEL (1840). Johann Natiere/s neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den 

 Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers heschriehen. Abth. 1, Die 

 Labroiden. Ann. Wien. Mus., II. 



Johann Jakob Heckel. 

 Uaru Heckel, II, 330; orthotype U. amphacanthoides Heckel. 

 Symphysodon Heckel, II, 332; orthotype S discus Heckel. 

 Pterophyllum Heckel, II, 334; orthotype Platax scalaris Cuv. & Val. 

 Acara Heckel, II, 338; logotype A. crassispinis Heckel, as restricted by Gill 



(1858). A synonym of Astronotus Sw. (Hygrogonus Gthr.). 

 Heros Heckel, II, 362; logotype H. severus Heckel, as restricted by J. & G., 1883. 



A synonym of Cichlaurus or Cichlasoma Sw. 

 Geophagus Heckel, II, 383 ; logotype G. megasema Heckel. 

 Chaetobranchus Heckel, II, 401 ; logotype C. flavescens Heckel. 

 Crenicichla Heckel, II, 416; logotype C. vittata Heckel. 

 Batrachops Heckel, II, 432; logotype B. reticulatus Heckel. 

 Monocirrhus Heckel II, 439; orthotype M. polyacanthus Heckel. 



257. LOWE (1840). Certain New Species of Madeiran Fishes. Proc. Zool. Soc. 



London, 36-39. 

 Richard Thomas Lowe. 

 Cheilopogon Lowe, VII, 38; orthotype Cypselurus pulchellus Lowe. A manu- 

 script name, withdrawn because of the earlier name Cypselurus Sw. Applied 

 to young flying fish with barbels ; equivalent also to Ptenichthys Miiller. 



258. MONSTER (1840). Ueber einige Placoiden im Kupfcrschiefer zu Richsels- 



dorf; Beitrdge zur Petrefactenkunde. 

 Georg Munster. 

 Dictea Munster, III, 124; otrhotype D. striata Miinster (fossil). A synonym of 

 Janassa Munster. 



259-261. MUNSTER (1840). (Braun, Petrefaktcn von Bayreuth.) 

 Georg Munster. 

 Saurorhynchus (Munster) Braun, 72> (not defined) ; orthotype Saurichthys tenui- 

 ROSTRis (Miinster) (fossil). Name apparently eligible, as being applied to a 

 species already described. 



262. NORDMANN (1840). Observations sur la fauna pontique; im DemldofF, 



voyage dans la Russie meridionale et la Crimee. III. 

 Alexander von Nordmann. 

 Percarina Nordmann, 357 ; orthotype P. demidoffi Nordmann. 



263. OWEN (1840). Odontography; or a Treatise on the Comparative Anatomy 



of the Teeth. 

 Richard Owen. 

 Petalodus Owen, 61; orthotype P. hastingsi Owen (fossil). 



Rhizodus Owen, 75; orthotype Megalichthys hibberti Ag. (fossil). A synonym 

 of Megalichthys Ag. 



264. RANZANI (1840). De novis speciebus piscium; dissertationes quotuor. 



Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Inst. Bonon., IV. 

 Camillo Ranzani. 

 Syacium Ranzani, 20; orthotype S. micrurum Ranzani. Replaces Hemirhombus 

 Blkr. (1862). 



