PISCES. 
147 
described by Mr. KrefFt in 1864, a furtlier comparison will bo necessary. — On 
the Cuban species described by Cuv. & Val. see Poey, 1. c. pp. .330-838. 
Col. Playfair (1. c.) has described two new species, viz. Elebtris wardii^ 
p. 73, pi. 9. f. 3, from Zanzibar, and E. soaresi, p. 74, pi. 9. f. 4, from Mozam- 
l)iquo, and figured E, microlepis (Blkr.) on pi. 9. f. 6. 
Blenniid^e. 
Elennius alpestris, sp. n., Blancfiard, 1. c. p. 261, from Savoy. 
^ Salarias dussumieri (C. & V.) is figured in Fish. Zanz. pi. 9. figs. 6 & 7. 
'*' Clinus philippu, sp. n., Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, liii. 1866, 
p. 210, from the western coast of South America. — D. — . A. 
SPHYRiENID^. 
SjjTiyrcena, On the Cuban species described by Cuv. & Val. see Poey, 1. o, 
pp. 274-277. 
'/ Sphyr(Bna grandisquamis, sp. n., Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 
1866, liii, p. 446. 
MUGILIDiE. 
Mttgil. Pr^. Troschel describes (Wiegm. Arch. 1866), from the Cape de 
Verde Islands, ilf. nigrostriatus (Gthr.), p. 219, \4f. hrasiliensis (Agass.), p. 221, 
and^fi pulcliellus, sp. n., p. 222. 
Mugil hrcviccps, sp. n., Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak, Wiss, Wien, liii. 1866, 
p. 459, taf. 1. fig. 1, from Port Jackson. 
Myxus. Dr. Steindachner (1. c. p. 461) refers Mugil crenidens (Kner) to. 
this genus. 
Atherinid^e. 
Nematocentris, g. n., Peters, Monatsber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866, p. 616, 
is distinguished from Athermichthys by the presence of vomerine and palatine 
teeth, absence of a lateral line, pungent first spine of the two dorsals, the four 
other spines of the first dorsal being fiexible. The species N. sptendida is not 
specifically distinct from Atherina nigram (Rich.). 
Gasterosteid^. 
Gasterosteus. Prof. Blanchard (1. c.) describes a Gast. neustrianus, hailloni, 
a7'ge7itatissimusj elegans^ hurgu7idia7mSj lotharmgus, and breviceps. 
FiSTULARIDiE. . 
Auliscops, g. n,, Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1866, p. 610. Inter- 
mediate between Fistularia and Spinachia. Body elongate, naked, with four 
series of bony shields. Prseoperculum articulated with the suborbital ; giU- 
opening wide. B. 4. Ventral fins thoracic, close together. The spinous 
dorsal formed by numerous, isolated, very small spines; soft dorsal short; 
opposite the anal. '^Au, spmGSce7iSyB^. n., figs, 1-3, from California. 
Amphiailc, Dr. Liitken describes the characters of the three species known> 
adding that it is unnecessary to split them into two genera, and that Ai 
macropTithalma (Steindachner) is = A. scutata (L.), and A, scutata (Stein- 
dachner) = A, strigata (Gthr.). He also thinks that Klein has figured A. 
and not A. pu7ictulata. Vid. Medd. ntrh. Foren. Kjobenh. (1866) 
1866, pp. 213-218. 
