PISCES. 
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Qerres melhournensia, described as a new species by Castelnau, 1 . c. p. 158 
[must be a fish essentially different from Gerres, having 17 anal rays]. 
Ileniichromis leiguardii, sp. n., Brito Capello, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. 1872, Bissao. 
Acara. Mr. Cope (Proc. Ac. N. Sc. Phil^d. 1871, pp. 255-256) describes 
as new species from t^e Ambyiacu Biy^ : — A. syspilus, pi. 11. fg. 3 j A.Jla- 
vilabns, pi. 11. fig. 4 ; A.freniferus and A. compressus. 
nI Ooophagm amamus is described as a new species from Pebas, allied to 
V/ Mesops taniatuSf by Cope, 1. o. p. 250.-~^cophayus badiipinnisj sp. n., Cope, 
ibid. p. 251, pi. 11. fig. 1, Pebas. Mr. Cope maintains HeckePs genus Geo- 
phagus in its integrity. 
^ Ci'enicichla. Mr. Cope describes as new species from the Ambyiacu Biver 
C. anthurus (pi. 10. fig. 1) and\7. proteus. L. c. p. 262. 
\^]\Iesonatita\ Uarus centrarchoides described as a new species from the 
Ambyiacu Biver by Cope, 1 . c. p. 253, pi. 11. fig. 2. 
ANACANTHINI. 
Gadoidei. 
Gadus australis, sp. n., Hutton, Fish, of New Zealand, p. 45. 
Physiculus palmatus is described as a new species by Klunzinger, Arch. f. 
Nat. 1872, p. 38, South Australia. ^ 
Macruridce. Dr. Liitken makes notes on an example of Malacocephalus 
Icevis from the Danish coast, and appends a synopsis of the other fishes of this 
family. Vidd. Med. 1872, Feb. 2. 
Macruronus nov<B-zelandi<B [see Zool. Bee. viii. p. 103] figured in Hutton, 
Fish, of New Zealand, fig. 79. 
Gengpterus tigerinus is described as a new species from Melbourne by 
Klunzinger, Arch. f. Nat. 1872, p. 30. — The same fish is naiiicd Gengpterus 
australis by Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. Victor. 1872, p. 164. 
Vexillifer, g. n., Qasco, Bull. Assoc. Nat. e Med. Napol., April 1870, 
pp. 59-01. This is evidently an immature and very singular form of some 
Gadoid fish, perhaps belonging to the Ophidiidee ; the author regards it as a 
new genus, which he characterizes thus : — Corpus oblongum, compressum, 
ensiforme, alepidotum, fere pellucidum. Os non protractile, apertura magna, 
obliqua, maxilla inferior! adscendente. Dentes palatini minimi : dentes 
parvi, distantes, in utraque maxilla unico ordine : duo medii in maxilla in- 
ferior! niajores, conici. Pinnje dorsi et ani longissimae, ad caudani inter se 
confluentes. Primum dorsalis radium, rigidum, valde elongatum, productum 
in filamentum, lobis cutaneis, discretis instructum. Pinnaj ventrales nullae : 
pectorales minimae, vix distinguendae, pone branchiale^ hiatum sitae. Vesica 
natatoria magna, trans cutem admodum perspicua. — Vexillifer dephilippii, 
sp. n., from Naples, 1. c., c. tab. — A note on this fish by Costa, Ann. Mus. 
Napol. vi. 1871, p. 88, t. 2. fig. 1. 
