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< Liparis, Giinther, Cat. Fishes, Brit. Mus., v. 3, p. 154, 1861. 



- Liparis, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., v. 16, p. 190, 1864. 



y Aciinochir, Gill, Cat. Fishes, E. Coast, N. A., p. 193, 1864 (suhgenus). 

 ^ Neoliparia, Steindachner, Ich. Beitr., iii, p. 54, 1875 (subgenus). 

 Type, L. liparis = Cydopterus liparis Linn. 



CAREPROCTUS. 



Synonymy. 



= Careproctus, Kroyer, Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, 3. Raekke, B. 1, p. 253, 1862. 



— Careproctus, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Soi. Phila., v. 16, p. 194, 1864. 

 Liparis, sp., Giinther, etc. 



Type, C. Reinhardii Kr. 



ENANTIOLIPARIS. 



Synonymy. 



= Enantioliparis, Vaillaut, Miss. Sc. du Cap Horn, Poissons, p. 22, 1888. 

 Liparis, sp., Putnam, Fischer. 

 Type, E. pallidus Vaill. 



PARALIPARIDINiE. 



Synonymy. 



= Amitrimce, Jordan and Gilbert, Syn. Fishes N. Am,, p. 739, 1882. 

 Liparidina gen Giinther. 



DIAGNOSIS. 



Liparididce with the ventral fins suppressed. 



GENERA. 



Only one genus is known, which was originally based on an injured 

 specimen, very naturally supposed to have had a ventral disk torn off; 

 consequently when perfect specimens were subsequently obtained Dr. 

 Goode was prevented from identifying them with the genus, and there- 

 fore proposed a new generic name for his specimens. 



PARALIPARIS. 



I 



Synonymy. 



= Paraliparis, Collett, Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christiana, No. 14, p. 32, 1878 ; Norske 



Nordh. Exped., Fiske, p. 53, 1880. 

 = Amitra, Goode, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus, v. 3, p. 478, 1851 (not Ami trms, Schunb). 

 = Moiwmitra, Goode, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v. 6, p. 109, 1884. 

 Type, P. bathybii Collett. 



NOMENCLATURE OF LIPARIS. 



By all authors the names Liparis or Cyclogaster have been adopted 

 foi the genus in question, the former name being attributed to Artedi 

 by Giinther, and to Linnjeus by Jordan and Gilbert, while the latter 

 has been accredited to Gronovius. A brief notice of tlie status of 

 the nomenclature will be timely. 



