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hoped that in the future he will be more conservative in adding names 

 to the science of ichthyology. The valid names do not compensate for 

 the work imposed on some one else to separate them from the synonyms. 



In the same Proceedings for 1907 Mr. Fowler catalogues the 

 serranoid fishes in the collection at Philadelphia. He substitutes 

 the name "Serranus" for "Epinephelus," for reasons that would 

 be hardly valid even if we adopted the first-species rule, as 

 Cuvier states that his name Serranus comes from the French 

 name Serran, and that the species on which it is based are com- 

 mon in the Mediterranean. In other words, his actual type, 

 although not the species first mentioned, by name, is Serranus 

 cabrilla. The subgeneric Chrysoperca is introduced for Morone 

 inter rupta. 



Serranus phaostigmceus is a species of Epinephelus described 

 as new from Hawaii. A new species of Alphestes is described 

 as Epinephelus lightfooti from San Domingo. 



Eudulus is proposed as a new name for the genus Dules, which 

 Mr. Fowler regards as preoccupied by Dulus, a genus of birds. 

 Mr. Fowler shows that the number of the "Regne Animal," 

 referring to these fishes, is prior in date to that number of the 

 "Histoire Naturelle des Poissons" referring to the same species. 

 Mr. Fowler also finds that the name malo of Valenciennes is 

 older than that of mato given to the same fish— perhaps by 

 typographical error. 



The subgeneric name Callidulus is proposed for Centropristis 

 or Eudulus suUigarius. 



In the Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Dr. Carl H. Eigen- 

 mann records a large collection of fishes from Paraguay. In 

 all, two hundred and fifty-four species are known from that river 

 basin. Ninety-five of these are peculiar to the Paraguay. One 

 hundred and thirty-two are found also in the Amazon. The 

 amazingly rich fish fauna of tropical America comprises one 

 tenth of all known fishes. 



In the Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 

 Volume 8, 1907, Dr. Eigemann describes a collection of fishes 

 from Buenos Aires obtained by Professor W. B. Scott. 



In the Proceedings of the Field Columbian Museum, Volume 

 7, 1907, Dr. S. E. Meek gives notes on fresh-water fishes obtained 

 by him and others from Mexico and Central America. Cich- 

 lasoma milleri is described as new from Guatemala, and also 

 Rhamdia regani, Platypcecilus tropicus and Pozcilia tenuis. 



