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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
^ « Soarm ruhiginoides (Guicli ) is referred to the synonymy of Sc. ci'etemU 
hy Steindachner, 1. c. p. 702. 
. Calliodon. Prof. Poey, 1. c. p. 344 et seqq., describes the Cuban species, 
\J adding as new C. retr actus] p. 346. ^ 
‘ JPseudosca^. Prof. Poey describes his Sc. rostratus, and thinks that his 
Sc. miniqfrenatus is identical with Sc. aurofrmatus (0. & V.). L. c. pp. 1G3, 
164. — lie describes two new species, Viz. lineuhitus, p. 239, and Ps, 
's/ gnathodus, p. 240. — The same author gives a synopsis of all the Cuban species, 
1. c. pp. 346-350. 
r Pseudoscarus russellii (C. & V.) described by Mr. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1868, p. 164. 
“ Pseudoscarus spilonothus and Pseudoscarus spinus, spp. nn., Kner, Sitzgsber. 
Ak. Wiss. Wien, Iviii. p. 31, Feejee Islands. 
Emhiotocidce, Mr. Blake has examined the anal-fin appendages in Em- 
biotocoid Fishes. Journ. Anat. & Phys. iii. p. 30. 
* Qeires. Prof. Peters has found the pharyngeal bones separate in Garres 
/ plumieri as well as several East-Indian species. Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. 
Berlin, 1868, p. 267. 
Gerres. Notes on the Cuban species by Poey, Bepert. Fis.-nat. Cuba, 
ii. p. 320 et seqq. 
Chromis 7nossamhic%is. This fish, as well as Chr. spai'rmanni^ are regarded 
by Peters as identical with Chr. niloticus, Mossamb. Flussf. p. 23. Figured 
on taf. 4. figs. 1-4. 
Tilapia oligacatithuSf sp. n., Bleeker, Versl. & Meded. Ak. Wet. Amsterd. 
1868, ii. p. 309, Madagascar. 
‘ Pat'atilapiuj g. n., Bleeker, t. c. p. 307. Corpus oblongum compressum 
squamis magnis ctenoideis (29 vel 30 in serie longitudinali) vestitum, squa- 
mis operculo quadriseriatis, genis sexseriatis, interoperculo bi- ad triseriatis. 
Dentes maxillis conici acuti curvati tri- ad quadriseriati, serie externa ceteris 
multo fortiores. Nares utroque latere simplices. Prjeoperculum edentulum. 
Processus arcus branchialis extern! ossei oblongi distantes serrati. Os pha- 
ryngeale inferius triangulare linea media sutura debili simplex, margine pos- 
teriore concavum. Dentes pharyngeales compress! apice conici infra apicem 
emarginati. Linea lateralis interrupta tubulis simplicibus notata. Pinnm 
dorsalis et analis alepidotoe, dorsalis spinis 12, analis spinis 3. — Paratilapia 
polleniy sp. n., Bleeker, 1. c. p. 308, Northern Madagascar. 
ParetropluSy g. n., Bleeker, l.c. p. 311. Corpus oblongum valde compres- 
sum, squamis cycloideis mediocribus (37 circiter) in serie longitudinali. 
Dentes maxillis uniseriati conici obtusi non lobati. Proooperculum edeiitu - g 
lum. Squama) genis 4-seriata). Os pharyngeale inferius triangulare lineaf 
media sutura solida simplex. Dentes pharyngeales ex parte apice conici, C 3 ^ 
parte apice obtusi concavi. Linea lateralis tubulis simplicibus notata lateri- 
bus caudaque conspicua. Pinnas dorsalis et analis basi vagina squamosa in- 
clusae, dorsalis spinis 18 vel 19, analis spinis 9. Processus arcus branchialis 
extern! cornei conici breves. — Paretroplus dainiiy sp. n., Bleeker, 1. c. p. 313, 
from Madagascar. 
Heros. Beside the well-known Central -American species. Dr. Gunther de- 
scribes and figures the following in Trans. Zool. Soc. vi. : — II. margaritifer, 
pi. 71. fig. 2j II. melanurus, pi. 72. fig. 3^ II. spilurusj pi. 73. fig. 1 ; II. 
7i\grofasciatuSy sp. n., p, 452, pi. 74. fig. 3 II. multispinosusy sp. n., p. 453, 
