168 
Tetrodon, Linn. 
Tetvaodon, Linn. Syst. Nat. roth ed. p. 9332, ‘1756. times 
& Snyd? Proc."U.S. Nat-“Mus" xxiv, 1002, * pb. 2-aa 
Les Ovoides, Lacép. Hist. Nat. Poiss. i, p. 256, 1798 (based 
on front view of Tetraodon stellatus). 
Ovum, Bl. Schn. Syst. Ichth. p. 530, 1801, after Lacépéde. 
Ovoides, Dumeril, Zool. Analytique, 1806, after Lacépéde. 
Oomdus, Rafinesque, Anal. de la Nature, p. 90, 1815 (sub- 
stitute for Ovum). 
Arothron, Muller, Abhandl. Berlin Akad. 1839, p. 252. 
Les Eptpedorhynques (Epipedorhynchus), Bibron, Revue Zool. 
1855, Pp. 279. 
Les Dichotomycteres (Dichotomycter), Bibron, l.c. 
Les Dilobomycteres (Dilobomycter), Bibron, l.c. 
Crayracion, Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. v. Gymnodontes, p. 65, 
1005, atten. Kem 1742: 
Brachycephalus, Hollard, Gymnodontes, p. 324, 1867. 
Tetyodon, Gunth. (part.), Cat. Fish. vin, p. 271, 1870 aisles 
Poiss. Buss. Congo. p. 502, 1901, and also Fish. Nile, 
p- 543; 1907, and Freshw. Fish. Air’ iv,"p. 142; oman 
Regan, 7.5. 1002.81. Zou 
FAMILY DIODONTIDAE. 
Diedon. Linnaeus. 
Ostracion sp., Artedi, 1738. 
Diodon, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 1oth Ed. p. 335, 1758; Gtinth. 
Cat. Fish. vin, p. 306, 1870, Jord. & Evenny Fichienr 
and Mid. Amer’? p.. 1746, 1808; Jord. & Snyder mieqec 
Wks.,-Nat. Mus. o xxiv, 1002,-p.- 250, 
Paradiodon, Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. v. 1865, Gymnodontes, 
p. 56 (name.a substitute for Diodon, transferred to 
another genus). 
Diodon holacanthus, Linn. 
Ostracion oblongus holacanthus, Artedi, Genera, p. 60, no. 
20, 1738 (India). 
Crayracion, nos. 9 and 15, Klein, Pisc. Miss. 11, pp. 19 and 
20,7). a2ianea0,) 17403 | 
Diodon holocanthus, Linn. Syst. Nat. roth Ed. p. 335, 1758 
(India), based on Artedi, misprint for holacanthus. 
Dicdon holacanthus, Jord. & Everm. (part.), Fish. N. and Mid. 
Amer. p. 1746, 1898 (in all warm seas), ; Everm. & Marsh 
(part.), ‘Fish. Porto. Rico, in’ Bull. U.S. Fish) Comm: 
XX, pt. I, 1900, p. 271 (Guanica Bay, Portes Ricaye 
Jord. & Snyder (part.), Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxiv, 1902, 
p. 257 (in all warm seas); Jord. & Everm. Proc. U.S. 
Nat. Mus. xxv, 1903, p. 361 (Hokoto, Formosa); Jord. 
Tan. & Snyd. Cat. Fish. Japan, p. 230, 1913 (Laysan ; 


