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FISHES FROM BRAZIL JORDAN. 



these rays are equal aud 2;^ in bead. Cauiiies smaller and fewer than 

 in hilinearis. Veutrals l-i% in bead, reacbing vent. Pectorals still far- 

 ther. Maxillary reaching posterior edge of pupil. Peritoneum, dusky 

 silvery ; iront of mouth aud inside of onercle not black ; inside of mouth 

 black behind. 



OASTELNAU'S PLATES OF FISHES FROM BAHIA. 



In the year 1855, Francis de Castelnau published an account of the 

 fishes of Bahia and the neighboring ports under the title of "Animaux 

 uouveaux on rares recueillis pendant I'expedition dans les parties cen- 

 trales de I'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au 

 Para." 



Tbis work is illustrated by excellent colored plates, but the text is 

 very i^oor. I give here an identification of tlie species represented in 

 the i)lates by Cast'lnau omitting tbe iSilurifIa', Cichlidw, Characinifkv, 

 and other fresb- water forms. 



Serranus carauna = Boiliaims fulvus ru- 

 ber. 

 Serraniis uiveatus =: Epiueplielus uive- 



atus. 

 Serranus ouatalibi = Bodiauus fulvus 



puuctatus. 

 Centropristis nebulosus = Serranus cas- 



telnaui, nom. sp.uov., the name Serra- 

 nus nebulosus being preoccupied. 

 Pomacentrus pictus = Pouiaceutrus (fus- 



cus var ?) pictus. 

 Pristipoma bicolor = Auisotremus bi- 



color. 

 Heliasis uiarginatus=:Cbromis margin- 



atns. 

 Apogou auioricanus = Apogou aiueri- 



canus. 

 Pomacentrus variabilis = Pomacentrus 



fuscus. 

 Johuius amazonicus = Plagiosciou squa- 



mosissimus. 

 Johuius auratus ^ Plagioscion auratus. 

 Johnins crouvina^ Plagiosciou auratus. 

 Xyrichtbyssplendens = Xyrichtbysspleu- 



dens. 

 Aulastoma marcgravii = Fistularia ta- 



baccaria. 

 Acanthurus babianus = Acautburns ba- 



hiauus. 

 Holacantbus formosus = Holacauthus for- 



formosus. 

 Plataxoides dumerili = Plataxoides du- 



merili (?) 



; Clinns fasciatus = Labrosomu8 fasciatus. 



Maltbea notata = Malthe vespertilio. 

 I Acantbnrus cu3ruleus = Acanthurus cojr- 

 I uleus. 

 Pristigaster pba?tbou = Prisiigaster pbae- 



thon. 

 Rhombus aramaca = Syacium micrurum. 

 Rhombus babianus = Platophrys ocella- 



tus. 

 Plagusiabrasiliensis = Symphurus plagu- 



sia. 

 Monochir punctifer = Acbiris punciifer. 

 Murtenophis rostrata = Gymnothorax uio- 



riuga. 

 Munenoph is curvilineata = Gymnothorax 



moriuga ? . 

 MuriBuopbis punctata = Murieua sp. 

 Murienophis viciiia = Gymnothorax vi- 



ciuus. 

 Mursenopbis 



sp.? 

 Murtenophis 



ocellatus. ? 

 Conger limbatus = Muraenesox savanna. 

 Couger microstoma = Ophisomus opis- 



tLopthalmus. 

 Conger multideus = Conger multidens. 

 Ophisurns gomesi =Opbichthus gomesi. 

 Monacantbns ruppelli = Monacanthus 



pullus. 

 Tetraodon bajacu = Spberoides teetudi- 



ueus. 



Uraptera agassizii = Raja agassizii. 



caramurn = Gymnotborax 

 variegata = Gymnothorax 



