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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
^ p. 158. — The same author makes notes on his M. elegans, ibid. — For a syn- 
opsis of all the Cuban species, see ibid. p. 292 et seq, 
\ Mesoprion pacijicm is described as a new species, from Guatemala, by M. 
^Bocourt. Ann. Sc. Nat. x, 18G8 (published in 18G9), p. 223. 
Mesoprion chirtah described by Mr. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G8, p. 150. 
vj Chcdoptcrus, Dr, Bleelter states that this genus is closely allied to A/c- 
soprion, and that ho knows, besides the typical species, four others, viz. : — 
1, Chcdopterus 2 )ristipoma=. Pristipomoides tijpus Dentex pristipoma 
(Jil'kr.)=Mesop7-ion dentex (Blkr.) ; 2. Chcetoptei'us microlepiSf sp. n., from 
Amboina ; 3. Mesoprion mia'ochir (Blkr.) ; 4. Mesoprion cimjsurus (0. & 
V.). Versl. & Meded. Ak. Wet. Amsterd. iii. 18G8, pp. 80-85. 
/ Gram^na, g. n., Poey, 1. c. p. 29G, is said to differ from Mesoprion in having 
/ 12 3 
the lateral line interrupted. O. loreto^ sp. n., Poey, 1. c., Cuba. D. A. 
L. lat. 45. 
v/ [Apogon] Amia bmotat^, sp. n., Poey, 1. c. p. 234, ^uba. The same author 
describes his Monojn'ion macidatus and pigmentai'iuSy ibid. p. 235, the name 
Monoprmi being synonymous with Apogon. 
/ Apogonichthys puncticulatuSj sp. n., Poey, 1. c. p. 233, Cuba. 
^ ‘ Amhassis hrevipinnisj sp. n., Kner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, Iviii. p. 27, 
/ rom the South Sea. 
Seombrops. Latebriis (Poey) is synonymous with it. Poey, Report. Fis.- 
nat. de Cuba, ii. p. 159. 
Oligonis macquariensis. P. Ramel recommends this fish for acclimatiza- 
tion in Europe. Bull. Soc. Acclim. Paris, 1808, pp. 13-16, 
Pomotis, Cenirm'chus, Bryttus. Prof. Cope (Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 
vi. p. 216) comprises these fishes under the name Centi'archidce ” without 
characterizing the group. He refers them to ten genera, which he charac- 
terizes in a synoptic table, lie gives descriptions of the following species : — • 
^ ' Ainhloplites cavifronSf sp. n., p. '^\1 y llemioplites (g. n.) simulans^ sp. n., 
• p.' 217, pi. 22. f. 7 ; Lepoinis [^BryUus\ all species known, several being de- 
scribed for the first time, altogether eighteen in number, pp. 219-225 j Meso~ 
gonistius clnetodon (Baird), p. 218. 
PrISTIPOMATIDvE. 
/ Thei'cipon bt'evispinis, sp. n., Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, 
•p. 256, Luzon. 
Pi'istipoma. Dr. Giintlier (Trans. Zool. Soc. vi. np. 414-417) describes 
seven species from Central America ; he states i\mV Genyti'emus intoTuptus 
r(Gi\\)=i Pristij)07na 777ela7iopte7'U7ny yar., OiioiiMnisotremus tci7iiatus (Gill) = 
p7’istipo777a vir^micimi j he figures 77mc7'acanthum, pi. 64. fig. 1, 
•and pi. 66. fig. 3. 
j ~ P7'istipo7narfulvo-77xaculatu77i described by Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak. 
Wiss. Wien, Ivii. p. 982. 
Co7iodon p7aciJioi figured by Gunther, 1. c. p. 417, pi. 64. fig. 3. 
^ lI<X77xulo7X obtnsim (Poey) =7/. lahriduxn (P.) dox'sale (P.) = Perc« mc- 
laxmra (L.);*^//. qximqxielincatim quadrilineatxcxn (Val.). Poey, 
^ Report. Fis.-nat. Cuba, ii. p. IQl.-^JPemidon x'ctx'ocirrx-exis, sp. n., Poey, 1. c. 
p. 230, Cuba. — Tho same author gives a syjiopsis of all the Cuban species, 
Ibid. p. 312 et seq.y adding remarks to most of them. 
