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Genus 691. SCORP^NA (Artedi) LiiinfEus. 



Scorpcvna Artedi, in LiiiiiiEus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 266, 1758 {porcus). 



2256. Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean. 



Mid-ocean east of Cuba. 



Scorpana agassizii Goode & Bean, Oceanic Ichth., 247, fig. 243, 1896, latitude 

 32^- 13' N., longitude 39° 10' W. 



2257. Scorpeena cristulata Goode & Beau. 



Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Georgia. 



Scorpana cristnlata Goode & Bean, Oco. Ichth., 247, fig. 242, 1896, off Georgia. 



2258. Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Atlantic Coast, from Charleston to Rio Janeiro. 



Scorpana brasiliensis Cuvier »& Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 305, 1829, 

 Brazil. 



2259. Scorpaena histrio Jenyns. 



Pacific Coast of America, Panama to Jua;i Fernandez; Galapagos Islands. 

 Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, Voyage Beagle, Irishes, 35, pi. 8, 1842, Chatham 

 Island, Galapagos Archipelago. 



2260. Scorpaena pannosa Cramer. 



Panama. 



Scorpana pannosa Cramer, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, with plate, Panama. 



2261. Scorpaena guttata Girard. Scorpene; Scorpion; Sculpin. 



Coast of California, from Monterey to Ascension Island. 



Scorpana (jnttata Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1854, 145, Monterey. 



2262. Scorpaena plumieri Bloch. Rascacio ; Poison Grouper. 



West Indies and Brazil, north to Florida. 



Scorpa'na plumieri Bloch, Nya. Handl. Stockh., x, 234, 1789, Martinique. 



2263. Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks. Lapon. 



Coast of Mexico. 



Scorpana mystes Jordan & Starks, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci. 1895, 491, pi. 52, Maz- 

 atlan, Mexico. 



2264. Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier & Valenciennes. Lion-fish ; Poison Grouper. 



Florida Keys to Brazil. 



Scorpana (jrandicornis Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 309, 1829,, 

 Martinique, Porto Rico, Havana, San Domingo. 



2265. Scorpaena russula Jordan & Bollmau. 



Pacific Coast of Colombia. 



Scorpana russula Jordan & Bollmau, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 165, Pacific 

 Coast of Colombia. 



2266. Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins A: Evermanu. 



Guaymas, Gulf of California, and Santa Margarita Island. 

 >Scorpwna sonora' Jenkins & Evermann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1888, l.")0, Guay- 

 mas, Sonora. 



2267 Scorpaena inermis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 West Indies, north to Florida. 



Scorpa'na inermis Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss.. iv, 311, 1829, 

 Martinique. 



Genus 692. PONTINUS Poey. 



Pontinus Poey, Memorias, ii, 172, 1860 (castor). 



2268. Pontinus macrolepis Goode & Bean. 



Yucatan. 



Pontinus macrolepis Goode & Bean, Ocean. Ichth., 257. fig. 247, 1896, off 

 Yucatan. 



2269. Pontinus castor Poey. 



Havana. 



Pontinus castor Poey, Memorias, ii, 173, 1860, Havana. 

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