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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Scarus. M. Guichenot describes two new species, M<5m. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cher- 
bourg, xi. '.—Sc^erythrinoides, p. 10, from San Domingo, an^ASb. spinidens, p. 
15, from Brazil. Sc. virens (Cuv. & Val.) proves to be a true Scarus, and not a 
Pseudoscarus (Guichen, 1. c. p. 14) j but whether Sc. chloris (Bl. Schn.) is also 
a Scarus (and in this case identical with Sc. virens) or a Pseudoscarus (as 
stated by Gunther) can be finally decided only by an examination of the 
typical specimen. 
Pseudoscarus. Prof. Kner has made remarks on P. pyrrhostcthus, P. m'u^ 
ginosus, and P. octodon, Novara, Fisch. pp. 260-262 ; and describes^P.^ayo- 
marginatus, said to be from Java, as a new species, p. 262, taf. 10. fig. 2. 
4 Pseudoscarus simplex, sp. n., Poey, Repert. Fisico-nat. Cub. 1865, p. 185, 
from Cuba. 
Gerres. Prof. Kner describes Q. po'eti, ahhreviatus,Jilamentosus, punctatus, 
md^aprion, Novara, Fisch. pp. 65-68. The lower pharyngeals and the air- 
bladder of the species named first are figured on taf. 3. 
Etroplus. Prof. Kner has made remarks on E. maculatus and E. suratensis, 
1. 0 . pp. 263 Sc 264. 
J£e?7iichromis angolensis, sp. n., Steindachner, Mem. Ac. Sc. Lisb. 1865, from 
Angola. 
Acara ccBndeopunctata, fig. by Kner and Steindachner, Abhandl. Ba}rr. Ak. 
Wiss. X. 1, taf. 2. fig. 3. 
Hei'os altifrons and H. sieholdii have been figm’ed by Kner and Stein- 
daclmer, 1. c. taf. 2. figs. 1 & 2. 
Her os autochthon. Remarks by Kner, Novara, Fisch. p. 265. 
\^Satanoperca?~\ Geophagus brasiliensis, sp. n., Kner,/. c. p. 266, taf. 10. fig. 3, 
from Rio Janeiro. Prof. Kner considers it probable that this is the fish 
figured by Castelnau as Chromis unipunctata. [?] 
ANACANTHINI. 
Lycodes polai'is (Ross) is probably not identicM with L. polaris (Sabine), 
and is therefore distinguished by Hr. Malmgi’en as Lycodes rossii. Spetsberg. 
Fiskfauna, p. 616. 
Gymnelis mridis occurs on th^ northern coasts of Spitzbq’gen : Malmgren, 
1. c. p. 514. This author refers Gymnelis pictus (Gthr.) ana Ophidimn stigma 
(Richards.) to this species, which opinion we hesitate to adopt. 
Gadus inorrhua and ^G. ceglcjinus extend to the south-western coast of 
Spitzbergen. Malmgren, 1. c. pp. 628 & 529. 
Gadus pt'oximus (Girard) is regarded by Mr. Gill as the type of a distinct 
genua, "^Mierogadus, on account of differences in the bones of the skull ; the au- 
thor hints at G. tomcodus belonging to the same genus. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc, 
Philad. 1865, p. 69. 
4 Bm'eogadus fah icii extends to the northern coasts of Spitzbergen. Malmr 
gren, 1. c. p. 531. 
Merlangus albus. On its occurrence on the coast of Belgium, see Van Be- 
neden. Bull. Acad. Sc. Belg. 1865, xx. p. 52, Mr.^^W. Andrews has identified 
this fish as an occasional visitor to the Irish coast {Gadus poutussQu). Proc^ 
Nat. Hist. Soc. Dublin, 1864, p. 9, 
