EEVIEW OF EAFINESQUE ON AMERICAN FISHES. 43 



the statement that it " reaches the length of 5 feet" renders the identi- 

 fication doubtful I have never seen it more than a foot long. The 

 name Picorellus may be retained for the section of Usox, which has the 

 cheeks and opercles entirely scaly, if a subgeneric name for that group 

 is considered desirable. 



XXVIII. Genus, GARFISH, LSPISOSTBUo, Lepisoste. (p. 71.) 

 1st subgenus, CYLINDROSTBUS. (p. 72.) 



86th species, Duck-Bill Garfisn, LEPISOSTEU3 PLATOSTOMUS, Lepi- 

 soste platostome. (p. 72.) 



LePIDOSTEUS PL.ATYSTOMUS Eaf. 



Description fair. 



87tli species, "White Garfish, LBPI30STEU3 ALBUS, Lepisoste blanc. ■ 

 (p. 73.) 



Probably same as preceding. 



88th species, Ohio Garfish, LEPISOSTE OXYURU3, Lepisoste oxyure. 



(p. 73.) 



LEPIDOSTEUS OSSEUS (L.) Ag. (probably). 



89th species, Long-Bill Garfish, LEPISOSTEUS LONGIROSTRIS, Lepi- 

 soste longirostre. (p. 74.) 



LEPIDOSTEUS OSSEUS (L.) Ag. 

 2d subgenus, ATRACTOSTEUS. (p. 75. "> 



Atractosteus Grd. and authors. 



Litholepis Raf. Am. Monthl. Mag. 1818, III, 447. 



90th species, Alligator-Gai-fish, LEPISOSTEUS FEROX, Lepisoste feroce. 

 (p. 75.) 



Litholepis spatula (Lac^p.) Jor. 

 Atractosteus ferox (Raf.) Grd. 

 Litholepis adamantinus Raf. 



Description ijretty good. The generic name LitJiolepis, having two 

 years' priority, must supersede Atractosteus. The specific name spatula 

 (Lacep6de) antedates both adamantinus and ferox. 



• XXIX. Genus. DIAMOND-FISH, LITHOLEPIS, Litholepe. ([). 70.) 



* Body fnsiform, covered with hard, atony pentaedral scales, veiit nearly medial. 

 Abdominal fin near the vent. One dorsal fin ojyjjosite the anal. Head hony, scaleless, 

 protruded anteriorly in a long snout; mouth beneath the head; jaws not elongated, ivith 

 strong unequal teeth. Opening of the gills very large. Tail not obliqual. All the fins 

 with rays. 



A very singular genus, which comes very near to the last genus, but differs by the 

 snout, mouth, tail, scales, &c. It mu&t belong, however, to the same family. '1 he 

 name means Stony Scales. 



