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OGCOCEPHALID^. The Bat-Fishes. 



573. Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linaieus). Bat-fish, 



Pensacola (Bean 1883, as Malthe vespertilio) ', Egmont Key (Jordan 1884e, as M. ves- 

 pertilio) ; south of Key West in 60 fathoms (Garman 1896, as Oncoceplialus vespertilio) ; 

 lat. 24" 46' N., long. 83° 16' W., in 36 fathoms; lat. 24° 43' N., long. 83° 25' W., in 37 

 fathoms, westward of Tortugas; lat. 28° 36' N., long. 85° 33' 30" W., in 111 fathoms, 

 off Cape San Bias; lat. 28° 44' N., long. 85° 16' W., in 60 fathoms, southward 

 between Pensacola and Cape San Bias; lat. 28" 44' N., long. 85° 2' W., in 30 fathoms; 

 lat. 28° 46' N., long. 84" 49' W., in 26 fathoms, southward of Cape St. George; and 

 lat. 24° 25' N., long. 45" 8' 46" W., in 45 fathoms, off Sand Key (Goode & Bean 1896, 

 as Oncocephalus vespertilio). 



574. Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchill). Bat-fish. 



St. Augustine (Goode 1879a, as Malthe cuhifrons; and J. M. Lang coll., Bean 1883, 

 as M. cuhifrons); Pensacola (Stearns coll., Goode & Bean 1879a, as M. cuiifrons); 

 Key West (Jordan 1884rt, as M. radiata; and Evermann & Kendall coll., 1896); 

 Cedar Keys (Jordan & Swain 1884, as M. vespertilio) ; west coast of Florida (Henshall 

 1889, as M. radiata) ; Tampa (Henshall 1894, as M. radiata) ; and Clearwater Harbor 

 (LOnnberg 1894, as 21. radiata). 



575. Halieutichthys aculeatus (Mitchill). 



Key West (Velie coll., Goode & Bean 18796; and Jordan 1884a, as H. reticulatus) ; 

 Pensacola (Jordan & Evermann 1886, as R. reticulatus) ; lat. 24" 25' 45" N., long. 81" 

 46' 45" W., in 45 fathoms, off Sand Key; lat. 28" 44' N., long. 85" 16' W., in 60 

 fathoms; lat. 2d" 45' N., long. 85" 2' W., in 30 fathoms, off Cape St. George; lat. 28" 

 47' 30" N., long. 84" 37' W., in 24 fathoms, off Cape St. George; lat. 27" 4' N., long. 

 83" 21' 15" W., in 26 fathoms, westward of Corey Pass; and lat. 26" 32' 30" N., long. 

 83" 15' 30" W., in 30 fathoms, southward of Sanibal Island (Goode & Bean, 1896). 



576. Dibranchus atlanticus (Peters). 



Lat. 28" 34' N., long. 86" 48' 33" W., in 335 fathoms; lat. 28" 36' 15" N., long. 86" 

 50' W., in 347 fathoms; lat. 28" 45' N., long. 86" 26' W., in 227 fathoms; lat. 28" 38' 

 80" N., long. 87" 2' W., in 420 fathoms, southward of Pensacola; lat. 28" 42' N., 

 long. 86" 36' W., in 280 fathoms; and lat. 28" 34' N., long. 86" 48' 33" AV., in 335 foth- 

 oms, southward from between Pensacola and Cape San Bias {Albatross coll., Goode 

 & Bean 1896). 



SPECIES DESCRIBED AS NEW FROM FLORIDA LOCALITIES. 



In the following list are given (1) a catalogue of the nominal species 

 of fishes which have been described from Florida localities, together 

 with the authority for each ; (2) the present identification of each ; (3) the 

 type locality, or particular place from which were obtained the speci- 

 mens upon which the original descrij)tions of the species were based ; 

 (4) the year when each species was described. 



In order to show the progress of ichthyological investigations in this 

 State the names have been arranged in chronologic order. 



The names in the first column, not now regarded as tenable, are 

 printed in italics. 



The dates given in the fourth column are those upon which the 

 species were actually published. 



From this list it may be seen that 174 nominal species have been 

 described from Florida localities, and that 120 of these are still regarded 

 as good species. 



