APODAL FISHES OF AMERICA AND EUROPE. 
605 
Etymology : Mille , thousand ; from the number of spots. 
This species is known to us only from descriptions. 
Gymnothorax multiocellatus of Poey seems to be nearly or quite iden- 
tical with G. miliaris , differing apparently only in the smaller spots. 
It agrees fairly with elaboratus , but the vomerine teeth are said to be 
uniserial. They are biserial in elaboratus. 
25. GYMNOTHORAX FLAVOPICTUS. 
Thyrsoidea flavopicta Kaup, Apod.es, 90, 1856 (Brazil). 
Mur Gena flavopicta Gunther, vm, 101, 1870 (St. Helena). 
Habitat: Coast of Brazil to St. Helena. 
Etymology: Latin flavus, yellow; pictus , painted. 
This species is known to us only from descriptions. 
26. GYMNOTHORAX ELABORATUS. 
Murcena eldborata Poey, Memorias, II, 323, 1860 (Cuba). 
Gymnothorax elaboratus Poey, Repertorio, ii, 262, 1868 ; Poey, Syn., 427, 1868; Poey, 
Enumeratio, 159, 1875 (Cuba). 
Habitat : Coast; of Cuba. 
Etymology : Latin, elaborate, from the markings. 
This species is known to us from a single specimen (24961) sent from 
Cuba by Poey. The coloration of this specimen shows few or none of 
the linear dashes described by Poey. Its color agrees better with 
Poey’s multiocellatus , but it has the dentition ascribed to elaboratus. 
27. GYMNOTHORAX OBSCURATUS. 
Gymnothorax obscuratus Poey, Ann. N. Y. Lyc. Nat. Hist., ix, 320, 1870 (Cuba) ; Poey, 
Enumeratio, 159, 1875. 
Habitat: Cuba. 
Etymology : Latin, obscured. 
This species is known only from Poey’s description. 
28. GYMNOTHORAX IRREGULARIS. 
Thyrsoidea irregularis Kaup, Apocles, 95, 1856 (Brazil). 
Murcena irregularis Gunther, vm, 115, 1870 (copied). 
Habitat : Coast of Brazil. 
Etymology : Latin, irregular. 
This species is only known from Kaup’s scanty description. 
29. GYMNOTHORAX CHLEVASTES. 
Sidera chlevastes Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., 208, 1883 (Galapagos 
Islands). 
Habitat : Galapagos Islands. 
Etymology : XXsuaaTyjs, a harlequin. 
