SUBJECT INDEX — SYSTEMATIC SECTION 



637 



Good, A. 1902.1; Lamarohe, 0. 1904.1: 

 Leonhardt, E. E. 1905.25. 



Ictalurus (Spotted Cat-fish). Natural 

 history. Jordan, D. S. 1885.3. 



Liocassis. Taxonomy; synopsis. Regan, 

 C. T. 1913.22. 



Noturus (Stone Cat-fish). Taxonomy; 

 review. Swain, J. & Kalb, G. B. 1882.1. 



Pimelodus. Taxonomy; synopsis. Gill, 

 T. N. 1862.23. 



Sub-family Doradinse 



Taxonomy. — African species. Bou- 

 lenger, G. A. 1900.14. — Brazilian species. 

 Ribeiro, A. 1912.1; Steiudachner, F. 

 1875.4. 



Exostoma. Taxonomy; synopsis. Jie- 

 gan, C. T. 1905.17. 



Synodontis. Taxonomy; monograph. 

 •Vaillant, L. L. 1895.1. 



Sub-family MalopterurinsB 



Malopterurus (Electric Cat-fish) . 

 Natural history. Forbes, H. O. 1897.3; 

 Kammerer, P. 1906.1 ; Panceri, P. 1858.1 ; 

 Peters, W. C. 1868.2; Rudolphi, C. A. 

 1824.1; Waddell, H. M. 1858.1; Brous- 

 sonet, P. M. Add. 1787.1; Patterson, W. 

 Add. 1786.1; Adanson, M. Pre-Linn. 

 1749.1; Ludolf, H. Pre-Linn. 1681.1. 



History of discovery. Du Bois-Rey- 

 mond, E. H. 1859.2. 



Nomenclature. Gill, T. N. 1903.9. 



For anatomy and functions of electrical 

 organs, see under Electrical Fishes. 

 Sub-family Callichthyinse 



Taxonomy. Ellis, M. L. 1913.1. — Bra- 

 zil. Ribeiro, A. de M. 1912.1. 



Corydoras. Taxonomy; revision. Re- 

 gan, C. T. 1912.21. 



Sub-family Trichomycterinse 



Taxonomy; Brazil. Ribeiro, A. de M. 

 1912.1. 



For parasitic habits of fishes of this sub- 

 family, see under Parasitic Fishes. 



Stegophilus. Natural history and sys- 

 tematic position. Rachow, A. 1913.5; 

 •Reinhardt, J. T. 1859.1. 



Vandellia ("Candiru"). Taxonomy; 

 revision. Pellegrin, J. 1909.12. 



Family Lpricariidss 



'Natural history. Weyenbergh, H. 

 1878.3. 



Taxonomy. Eigenmann, C. H. 1905.3. 

 ■ — Revision. Kner, R. 1854.1, .2. — Mono- 

 graphic revision. -A-Regan, C. T. 1904.6. 

 — Brazilian forms. Ribeiro, A. de M. 

 1912.1. 



Acanthicus. Natural history. Berg, 

 C. 1901.1; Hagmann, G. 1901.1, 1902.1. 



Arges. Natural history of the " volcano 

 fish " formerly called Cydopium, cyclopium, 

 Eremophilus. mutisii, and Pimelodus cy- 

 clopum. Boussingault, J. B. 1864.1; Day, 

 F. 1891.1; •Evermann, B. W. & Kendall, 

 W. C. 1905.1; Girard, C. F. 1889.1, Add. 

 1889.2; •Humboldt, F. & Bonpland, A. 

 1805.1; Orton, J. 1871.1; Putnam, F. 



W. 1871.3; Spicer, W. W. 1871.2; Wag- 

 ner, M. 1870.2; Winkler, T. C. 1857.2; 

 Humboldt, A. Add. 1823.1; Whymper, 

 E. Add. 1892.1. 



Taxonomy; revision. Evermann, B. W. 

 & Kendall, W. C. 1905.1; Regan, C. T. 

 1905.18. 



Family Aspredinidse 



Taxonomy and relationships. Gill, T. N. 

 1891.3. 



Group Nematognathi 



This group, formerly given ordinal rank, 

 embraces the Siluridse, Loricariidfie, and As- 

 predinidae. 



Taxonomy and relationships. Agassiz, 

 J. L. R. 1868.1; Regan, C. T. 1911.6; 

 Gill, T. N. Add. 1898.1. —South Ameri- 

 can forms. *Eigenmaun, C. H. & R. S. 

 1888.4,.5, 1889.3, 1890.3; Ihering, R. 

 (Brazil) 1907.1; Kindle, E. M. (in 



Cornell Museum) 1895.1. 



Evolution. Eigenmann, C. H. 1890.4. 



Fossil forms from Eocene. Newton, E. 

 T. 1889.1. —Egypt. Stromer, E. 1904.3. 



SUB-ORDER SYMBRANCHII 

 For a map showing the geographical dis- 

 tribution of the Symbranchii, see Meek, A. 

 1916.1 (p. 166). 



Taxonomy. Regan, C. T. 1912.1; Bou- 

 lenger, G. A. (Revision, African species) 

 Add. 1909.1. 



Family Symbranchidse 



Taxonomy, Indian Archipelago. Bleeker, 

 P. 1853.4, 1862.1. —General account. 

 Dareste, G. 1873.1, .2. 



Monopterus . Taxonomy; review, Japan . 

 Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O. 1901.7. 



SUB-ORDER ABODES 

 Taxonomy; general works. Gill, T. N. 

 1910.1; Kaup, J. J. 1856.1; Regan, C. 

 T. 1912.15. — Review; America and 

 Europe. Jordan, D. S. & Davis, B. M. 

 1892.1. — Review; Japan. Jordan, D. S. 

 & Snyder, J. O. 1901.7. — Indian forms. 

 M'Clelland, J. 1845.1. — African species. 

 Boulenger, G. A. Add. 1909.1. — Fossil 

 forms. Woodward, A. S. 1889.2. 



FAMILY ANGUILLID.® 



ANGUILLA 



The Common or Freah-water Eel 



Including an account of the recent dis- 

 coveries in its life history and reproduction. 



The literature on the eel is relatively enor- 

 mous, and the present account attempts to 

 suggest the more important references, rather 

 than to attempt to analyze them in detail. 



" The problem of the propagation and 

 breeding places of the Common or Fresh- 

 water Eel is one of great antiquity; from 

 the days of Aristotle naturalists have 

 occupied themselves therewith, and in 

 certain regions of Europe it has exercised 

 popular imagination to a remarkable de- 

 gree. It is only during the last three de- 

 cades, however, that any real results 

 have been attained." J. Schmidt in 



