COPEIA 27 



Opinion 25 conserving Damesella Walcott (1905) 

 notwithstanding the existence of Damesiella Tornquist 

 1899, applies equally to the genus Dekaya Cooper ( 1862) 

 as against the prior Dekayia of Milne-Ed wards and 

 Haime (1851), a genus of corals. Dekaya princeps shouid 

 therefore replace Caulolatilus princeps, as the name of 

 the California "Blanquillo." 



Opinion 26 confirms the view of Jordan and Ever- 

 mann that Cypsilurus of Swainson is merely a misprint 

 for Cypselurus which name should stand. It should be 

 noted that Exoccetus volitans L. the type of Exoccetus is 

 a species of the genus called Hdlocypselus. Exoccetus 

 should therefore replace Hdlocypselus while the genus 

 called Exocoetus by Jordan and Evermann becomes ( 'yp- 

 selurus. 



Opinion 29 regards Pachynathus Swainson (1839) 

 as a misprint for Pdchygnathus. It is in this form pre- 

 occupied by Pachygnathus 1834, a genus of spiders. The 

 genus typified by Batistes capistratus Shaw, being thus 

 left without a name may be called Sufflameh Jordan 

 (new generic name). Sufflamen (impediment) is a 

 word used by Professor Mitchill for the "trigger" of 

 these "Trigger Fishes." The American species, common 

 on the west coast of Mexico, is different from the true 

 Sufflamen capistratus of the East Indies and may stand 

 as Sufflamen verres (Gilbert and Starks). 



In opinion 33 the generic name Rutilus Rafinesque 

 is conserved for the type of Cyprinus rutilus L. Appar- 

 ently, however, no American species are congeneric with 

 this type nor with Leucos of Heckel. The species re- 

 ferred to Rutilus by Jordan and Evermann are placed in 

 other genera as Siphatcles Cope and Hesperoleucus Sny- 

 der by Professor Snyder. Mijloleucus Cope is a synonym 

 of Richardsonius Girard. 



Opinion 58 reverts to common usage from that of 

 Jordan and Evermann. Esox Indus L. should stand as 

 type of Esox, rejecting Lucius Rafinesque, and Esox be- 

 lone L. is type of Belone Cuvier. 



In like fashion opinion 45 decides that Syngnathus 

 acus L. is the type of Syngnathus L. of which Siphostoma 

 Rafinesque 1810 becomes a synonym. 



In opinion 60, Salmo irideus, Gibbons (1885), the 

 name of the Rainbow Trout is maintained as against 

 the original misprinted or incorrect spelling Salmo 

 iridia. Whether Salmo gairdneri Richardson (1836) is 

 based on the same fish or on an imperfect example of 



