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connectiou therewith, also Gulf Coast (Lonnberg 1894, as T. sahina) ; Indian River 

 at Cocoa and Stuart and Indian River Inlet (Evermann & Bean 1896) ; Cape Florida, 

 Anclote Sponge Kraals, and Tarpon Springs (Evermann & Kendall coll., 1896); 

 St. Johns River at Satsuma, and Volusia Bar, Lake George (Kendall coll., 1897). 



27. Dasyatis say (Le Sueur). Southern Sting-ray. 



Key West (Jordan 1884a, as Trygon sayi); west coast (Henshall 1889, as T. aayi); 

 Mullet Key, near Tampa Bay (Henshall 1894) ; Gulf Coast (Lonnberg 1894, as T. sayi) ; 

 Biscayne Bay (McCormick coll., Smith 1895, as T. sayi) ; and Indian River at Stuart 

 (Evermann & Bean 1896). 



28. Pteroplatea maclura (Le Sueur). Butterfly-ray. 



Indian River (Goode 1879a) and Sarasota Bay (Henshall 1894). 



MYLIOBATIDJS. The Eagle Eays. 



29. Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen). Spotted Sting-ray. 



Key West (Bean 1883, as Stoasodon narinari); Lemon Bay (Henshall 1889, as S. 

 narinari); Sarasota Bay (Henshall 1894, as S. narinari); and Biscayne Bay (McCor- 

 mick coll., Smith 1895, as S. narinari). 



30. Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill). Cow-nose Bay. 



St. Johns River (Goode 1879rt, as i?. quadriloia); Pensacola (Stearns coll., Goode & 



Bean 1879a, as B. quadriloia) ; and Barnes Sound and Cape Sable (Henshall 1889, as 



B. quadriloia). 



AODONTIDiE. The Sea Devils. 



31. Manta birostris (Walbaum). Sea Devil; Devil-fish. 



Coasts of Florida (Goode 1879a, as Ceratoptera Urostris) ; Pensacola (Stearns coll., 

 Goode &L Bean 1879a, as C. birostris) ; Punta Rassa (Jordan 1884a) ; Bocilla Pass, 

 Punta Rassa, and Tampa Bay (Henshall 1889); and west coast (Lonnberg 1894). 



ACIPENSERID^. The Sturgeons. 



32. Acipenser brevirostris Le Sueur. Short-nose Sturgeon. 



St. Johns River (Goode 1879a, as Acipenser si^.); Key West (Jordan 1884a, as Acipen- 

 ser sp.) ; and Indian River (Evermann & Bean 1896). 



LEPISOSTEID.ffi;. The Gar Pikes. 



33. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus). Long-nose Gar. 



St. Johns River (Goode 1879a; Bean 1880; and A. H. Curtis coll., Jordan 1880a); 

 Estero Bay (Henshall 1889); and St. Johns River, Lake Jessup, and Lake Apopka 

 (Lonnberg 1894). 



34. Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque. Short-nose Gar. 



Florida (De Kay 1842, as L. platyrhincus, and Bean 1883) ; St. Johns River (Goode 

 1879a) ; Pensacola (Stearns coll., Goode & Bean 1879a) ; Mill Creek (Woolman 1890) ; 

 Little River (Smith coll., 1895); and Lake Butler, Tarpon Springs and Little River 

 at Miami (Evermann & Kendall coll., 1896). 



35. Lepisosteus tristoechus (Bloch & Schneider). Alligator Gar. 



Lake John near Oakland, Orange County (Lonnberg 1894) and creeks flowing into 

 Indian River and Lake Poinsett (Evermann & Bean 1896). 



AMIID.S:. The Bowfins. 



36. Amia calva Linnieus. Bowfin ; "Grin die"; Mud-fish. 



Hillborough River near Tampa (Henshall 1889) and St. Johns River and lakes 

 and Lake Apopka (Lonnberg 1894). 



SILTmiD^. The Cat-Fishes. 



37. Felichthys marinus (Mitchill). Sea Cat-fish; Gaff-topsail. 



St. Johns River (Goode 1879a, as JSlurichthys marinus); Key West (Jordan 1884a, 

 as jSI. marinus; Henshall 1894, as ^. marinus; and Evermann & Kendall coll., 1896) ; 

 west coast (Henshall 1889, as Ailurichthys marinus); both coasts (Lonnberg 1894, as 

 A. marinus) ; Biscayne Bay (McCormick coll.. Smith 1895, as A. marinus) ; and Indian 

 River (Evermann & Bean 1896). 



