REVIEW OF THE SERRANIDJ], 
RECAPITULATION. 
The following is a list of the species of Serranidce recognized by us as occurring in 
the waters of America and Europe. The distribution in general of each species is 
indicated by the use of the following letters : 
Genus IV.— Hemilutjanus Bleeker. 
E. Europe. 
I. Islands of Eastern Atlantic : Azores, etc. 
N. Atlantic coast, north of Cape Hatteras. 
S. South Atlantic and Gulf coast. 
B. Bassaliau Fauna of Atlantic. 
W. West Indies. 
C. California. 
P. Pacilic coast of Mexico and Central America. 
F. Eivers of North America. 
B. Coasts of Brazil. 
T. Patagonia, east coast. 
A. Rivers of South America, Amazon. 
V. Pacilic coast of South America. 
Subfamily I.— EYPTICINAl. 
Genus I. — Eypticus Cuvier. 
§ Promiceoptkrus Gill. 
1. BypUctta Mstrispinm (Mitchill). S. 
2. Bypticus nigripinnis (Gill). P. 
§ Eypticus. 
3. Bypticus xanti tGill). P. (Perhaps identical 
with the next.) 
4. Bypticus Mcolor (Valenciennes). V. 
5. Bypticus saj)onaceus (Bloch & Schneider) W, 
S, I, B. 
6. Bypticus arenatiis (Cuv. & Val. ) B, W. 
7. Bypticus coriaceus (Cope). W. 
8. Eypticus niyromaculatus (Steindachner). W. 
(Probably a variation of B. arenatus.) 
Subfamily II.— EPINEPHELINAl. 
Genus II. — Polyprion Cuvier. 
9. Polyprion cernium Cuvier. E, A, I, B. 
10. Polyprion oxypeneios (Bloch & Schneider). V. 
(Possibly to be called P. americanus.) 
Genus III.— Stereolepis Ayres. 
II. Stereolepis gigas Ayres. C. 
12. Hemilutjanus macroyHlialmos {Tachudi). V. 
13. Hemiliitjanus paytensis {'hQaaon). V. (Doubt- 
ful species, uncertain as to genus.) 
Genus V. — Gonioplectrus Gill. 
14. Gonioplectrus Mspanus (Cuv. & Val.) W. 
Genus VI. — Gilbertia Jordan. 
15. Gilhertia semicincta (Cuv. & V. 
Genus VII. — Acanihistius Gill. 
16. Acanihistius hrasilianus (Cuv. & Val.). B. 
17. Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns.) T. 
Genus VIII. — Alphestes Bloch & Schneider. 
18. Alphestes multiguttatns (Gunther.) P. 
19. Alphestes afer (Bloch.) W, B. 
20. Alphestes? pictus (Tschudi.) V. (Species 
doubtful. J 
Genus IX. — Epinephelus (Bloch.) W, B. 
(i Epinephelus. 
21. Epinephelus analogus (Gill). P. 
22. Epinepihelus adscensionis (OaheclL). S, W, B, I. 
23. Epinephelus catus (Cuv. & Val.). S, W, B. 
24. Epinephelus drumniond-hayi (Goode &, Bean). 
S, W. 
25. Epinephelus labriformts (Jenyns). P. 
26. Epinephelus striatus (Bloch). S, W, B, 
27. Epinephelus niveatus (Cuv. & Val.). S, W, B. 
28. Epinephelus Jlavolmbatus (Poey). S, W. 
29. Epinephelus aspersus Jenyns. I. (Doubtful 
species.) 
30. Epinephelus goreensis (Cuv. & Val.). I. 
31. Epinephelus chrysotainia (Dodeilem). E. 
32. Epinephelus oaninus (Valenciennes). I, E. 
33. Epinephelus alexandrinus (Cuv. & Val.). E. 
34. Epinephelus eeneus (St. Hilaire). E. 
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