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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
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, Dr. Gunther regards Mvgil giintheri (Gill) as identical with 31. brasiltensis^ 
but 3L incilis (Hancock) as distinct. Trans. Zool. Soc. vi. p. 443. 
Agotiostoma. Dr. Giinther (1. c.) figures A. microps and A. nasutmn on 
ph 70, stating that JDaJaus dongatns (Kner) is identical >vith the latter, 
p.444. 
* Agonostoma telfairii figured by Peters, Mossamb. riussfische, taf. 2. fig. 2» 
Fistulariid^. 
Aulostoma einereus described by Poey as a new species from Cuba, Kepert. 
Fis.-nat, Cuba, ii. p. 386 [is one of the numerous Tariations of colour of. 
Ait. coloratum']. 
Gobiesocidas. 
Sicyases ruhigmosus and carneus^ spp. nn., Poey, Repert. Fis.-nat. Cuba, ii. 
pp. 391, 392, Cuba. 
OpHIOCEPHALIDzE. 
Prof. Peters prefers to reunite the Ophiocephalidce and Lticiocephalidce 
with the Labgrinthici. Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, p. 259. 
On the peculiarity of respiration in these fishes see Mr. Day’s paper men- 
tioned below. 
' Ophiocephaliis vagtis is described as a new species from various parts of 
the East-Indian archipelago by Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, 
p. 260, 
' Labyrinthici. 
Mr. F. Day has made a series of experiments confirming the correctness 
of Mr. Boake’s observation, viz. that these fishes and certain others breathe 
pure air as well as that contained in water (see Zool. Record, iii. p. 148). 
Mr. Day has made liis observations chiefly on Anabas, Ophiocepludidce^ and 
Loaches*. He is inclined to believe that these and other fishes eestivate. 
Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, pp. 274-288. 
Ctmopoma mtdtispine figured by Peters, Mossamb. Flussfische, taf. 2. fig. 3. 
aA.PHREDODERID^. 
Aphredodenis gibbosus. There is no communication between the air-blad- 
der and oesophagus. Tellkampf, Reichert u. Du Bois-R. Arch. Anat. Pbvs. 
1868, p. 88. 
TrACHYPTERIDzE. 
Gymnetrm capensis. An example is described and figured by Mr. Layard, 
Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, pp. 319-322. j 
ACANTHOPTERYGII PHARYNGOGNATIII. 
Prof. Canestrini has examined and described the Labroids 
of the Mediterranean, eighteen in number (Aniiuar, Soc. Nat. 
Modena, 1808, iii. pp. 101-144), following in his account chidly 
The author describes the subvertebral air-bladder of the Loaches as a 
receptacle for air.’^ 
