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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 
The genus Auchenopterus was proposed by Gunther (Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus. iii, 
18GJ, 1). 275) for A. monophthalmus from Central America and a second doubtful 
species. The name has since been emended to Auchenipterus but is preoccupied by 
AuchenijMrns Cuvier & Valenciennes (Hist. Nat. Poiss. xv, 1840, p. 207) and Cremno- 
bates was proposed b\^ Gunther (Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1861, p. 374) as a substitute. 
But the New Zealanc* species called a!i Auchenopte.rus by Hector is obviously distinct 
from the Central American fish, with which it was merely associated by mistake, so a 
new generic name is now supjAied and the species may be known in future as 
Phillijypsichthys aysoni (Hector). 
Named in honour of Mr. William John Phillipps, ichthyologist at the Dominion 
Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. 
Family BATR ACHOI D1 DAE. 
Ceiius HALOPHRYNE Gill, 1863. 
Halophrym Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. xv, 1863, p. 170. Orthotype, Batrachoides 
dionensis Lo Sueur. 
Uoryzichthys Ogilby, Ann. Kept. Amat. thsh. Assoc. Qld. 1906-7 (1907), p. 11. Haplotype, 
C. diemoisis (Le Sueur). Id. Jordan and Kichardsoii, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish, xxvii, 1908, p. 282. 
■Goryzichfhys Ogilby, Ann. Qld. Mus. ix, Oct. 14, 1908, i:)p. 45, 46, 50. Haplotype, 
Batrachoides diemensis Le Sueur. 
Ogilby’s generic name is an absolute synonym of Halophryne Gill and the 
Australian species should be called Halophryne diemensis. An allied new genus has 
recently been described as Batrkhthys by J. L. B. Smith (Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa, 
xxii, 1, 1934, p. 98) for B. albojasciatus Smith from South Africa. This generic name 
may be regarded as preoccupied by Batrictius Rafinesque (Anal. Nat. 1815, p. 82), in 
the same family of fishes, M'hich name has been spelt Batrichtins by Jordan (Gen. 
Fish, i, 1917, p. 88) and emended to Balrachichfhys by Agassiz (Nomencl. Zool. 1846, 
Index Univ.) ; if so, Smith’s genus will require a new name. 
Genus PSEUDOBATRACHUS Castelnau, 1875. 
Pseudobatrachus Castelnau, AJet. OfHc. Hoc. Philad. Kxhib. 1875, Kes. Fish. Austr. p. 24. 
Haplotype P. striatus Castelnau. 
Pelophiletor Ogilby, Ann. Kept. Ainnt. Fishorm, Assoc. Qld. 1905-6 (July 1906), pp. 9 and 
13. Haplotype, P. caloundrac Ogilby, nameii niidwn, made o([uivalont to Batrachomoeus {minor) 
in ibid. (July 1907), p. 13. 
Batrachomoctfs Ogilby, Ann. Kept- Ainat. Fisher. Assoc. Qld. 1906-7 (.July 1907), p. 10. 
Hapiotypo, B. coc.cuh Thalassophryne caeca Do Vis, 1884. 
Batrachoinoeiis Ogilby, Ann. Qld. Mus. ix, Oct. 14, 1908, pp. 45, 46, and 54. Logotype, 
B. mUior Ogilby, selected by McCulloch. 
The nomem nudnm PelophUeior caloundrae of Ogill\v, 1996, from Caloundra, 
QueenHland, and Lophius nigricams Forster (Neuesten Reisen Botany Bay, i, 1794, 
J. White, p. 131, No. 3) from tlio Sydney district, New South Wales, may be added 
