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ZOOLOGICAL LITEllATURE. 
p. 93 j A. cotylophonts (Bl.), p. 95 j A. (Platystaous) nematophorus (Blkr.), 
p. 96, tab. 1. fig. 1 ; A. tibicen (0. k V.), p. 98, tab. 2. fig. 1. 
Ileptapterus surinammsis (Blkr.) has been figured by Bleeker, Silur. Surin. 
tab. 15. fig. 1. 
ScOPELIDiE. 
Dr. Gunther (Catal. Fish. v. p. 393) has restricted the limits 
of this family, retaining in it those forms only which have the 
entire margin of the upper jaw formed by the intermaxillary, 
lie has arranged them thus : — 
A. Saubina, with the genera Saurus, Saurida, HarpodoUj Aulopus, Chlor- 
ophthalmus, Scopelus, Scopelosaurus, and Odontostomus. 
B. Pabalepidina, with the genera Paralepis and Siidis. 
C. Alepidosaubina, with the genus Alepidosaurus. 
Saurus altipinniSf sp. n., from China. Giinth. Fish. v. p. 397. 
j Saurida grandisquamis, sp. n., from the Louisiade Archipelago. Giinth. 
Fish. V. p. 400. ^ 
( Scopelus. Dr. Gunther has described the folloydng new species : Sc. par- 
vimanus from the Southern Pacific (v. p. 406) ; Sc. macrochir (p. 408) ; Sc, 
subasper from the Pacific (p, 411). 
Myctophmn megalops, sp. n., Peters, Monatsber. Acad. Wiss. Berl. 1864, 
p, 393, from Cape Horn. 
Paralepis borealis (Beinh.). For this species a generic name — Actozenus — > 
has been proposed by Mr, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1864, p. 188. 
Sternoptychid^. 
This family has been established by Dr. Gunther (Catal. Fish. 
V. p. 384) for those of Miiller^s Scopeloids which have the 
margin of the upper jaw formed by the maxillary and inter- 
maxillary, both of which are toothed ; none of these fishes have 
a barbel. They are divided into three groups : 
A. Stebnoptychina, with the genera Argyropelecus and Sternoptyx. 
B. CocciiNA, with the genera Coccia (^^Ichthyococcus, Bonap.) and 
Maurolicus. 
C. Chauliodontina, with the genera Oonostoma and Chauliodus. 
. STOMIATIDiE. 
This small family has been established by Dr. Gunther (Catal. 
Fish. V. p. 424) for some pelagic fishes which by some authors 
had been placed among the Scopeloids. He characterizes it thus : 
Skin naked, or with exceedingly fine scales j a hyoid barbel. Margin of 
the upper jaw formed by the intermaxillary and maxillary, which are both 
toothed ; opercular apparatus but little developed. Gill-opening very wide 
pseudobranchiae none. (Air-bladder absent .?) Adipose fin absent or present. 
The eggs are enclosed in the sacs of the ovarium, and excluded by oviducts. 
A. Astbonestuina, with the genus Aslronesthes (llichards.). 
