4 Pisces. 
PISCES. 
FacciolA, L. Pesci nuovi o poco noti dello Stretto di Mossina. Nat. 
Sicil. i. (1882) pp. 166-168, 184-189, 193-198; ii. (1882-3) pp. 25-29, 
145-148, 186-188, 205-208, 252-256 ; iii. (1883) pp. 24-26, 51-54, & 
71-75. 
Contains notes on or descriptions of 21 species, of which 9 are said to 
be new to science. A new genus, Pelopsia , is also described (ii. p. 145), 
supposed to be the type of a new family allied to the Sternoptychidce and 
Scopelidce , but afterwards shown (iii. p. 71) to be the young of Chlor- 
ophthalmus agassizi } Bp. 
Bakta, M. A. Materyjaly do Ichthyjologicznej fauny Dniestru i jego 
dorneczy. Lwow: 1883,16 pp. 
[Not seen by Recorder.] 
Asia. 
Lortet, L. Poissons et Reptiles du lac de Tiberiade et de quelques 
autres parties de la Syrie. Arch. Mus. Lyon, iii. Fishes, pp. 99-182, 
pis. vi.-xviii. 
39 species are recorded, of which 10 are described as new. 
A. Bunge, in a letter to L. v. Schronck, gives a list of the Fishes 
observed at the Polar Meteorological Station at the mouth of the Lena, 
which are mostly designated by their Russian names ; Bull. PiStersb. 
xxviii. pp. 517-546. 
Steindaciiner, F., & Doderlein, L. Beitriige zur Kenntniss der 
Fische Japans. Part i., Denk. Ak. Wien, xlvii. pp. 3-33, pis. i.-vii. 
Contains Berycidce and Percidce (part). Part ii., op. cit. xlviii. pp. 1-38, 
pis. i.-vii., conclusion of Percidce , Sparulce , Mullidce, Squamipinnes , 
Iloplognathidce, Teuthididce , Cirrhitidce , P empheridw, Polynemidce } 
Embiotocidce , Scicenidce, Sphyrcenidce , Trichiuridce, and Acronuridce. 
94 species are described, of which 15 are new ; also 7 new genera. 
Sauvage, H. E. Sur une collection de poissons recueillis dans le lac 
Biwako (Japon) par M. F. Steenackers. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) vii. 
pp. 144-150. 
32 species are recorded, of which 7 are described as new. 1 new 
genus is also described. 
. Sur une collection de poissons recueillis daus Me-Nam (Siam) par 
M. Harmand. L. c. pp. 150-155. 
70 species are recorded, of which 5 are described as new. 
Vinciguerra, D. Appunti ittiologici sulle collezioni del Museo Civico 
de Genova. Enumerazione di alcuni pesci raccolti a Minhla sul- 
1’ Irawaddi dal Cap. Cav. G. B. Comotto. Ann. Mus. Genov, xviii. 
pp. 651-660. 
20 species are recorded, with notes and synonymy. 
Day, F. Catalogue of the Exhibits in the Indian Section (Internat. 
Fish. Ex.). London : 1883, 8vo, 198 pp. 
Contains lists of Indian Food Fishes exhibited, pp. 154-198. 
