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decomposed. Bill, leg's, and tail very much longer, and basal outline of 
bill of different contour. (Type, Tantalus ibis Linn.) 

The species belonging to Pseudotantalus , besides the type, are, so far 
as known, the following : 

P. leucocephalus (Gm.). India. 

P. lonrjuimembris (Swinh.). Southern China. 

P. lacteus (Ternni.). Java and Sumatra. 


SVPPfiE.lIENTARV NOTE ON THE PE DICE EAT I. 

BY THEODORE GILL. 

Iu the proceedings of the United States .National Museum for 1878 
(v. 1, pp. 215-232), I have given the characteristics of the families, sub¬ 
families, and genera of the Pediculate fishes. The present communica¬ 
tion will supplement the article in question by detailing the synonyms 
of the families and subfamilies. The generic synonyms have been al- 
readv indicated. 

I. 

Since the publication of the “Note on the AntenuariidaC’ (op cit., pp. 
221-222), a “new genus” has been added to the family by- Dr. A. Giin- 
tlier, which may be distinguished as follows : 

Tetrabeachium. 

— Tetralirachinm, Gunther, Zool. Challenger, part (I, p. 44, 1SS0. 

Antennariids with the body oblong conic from the head backwards; 
the skin naked; a compressed euboidal head; small vertical mouth: 
dorsal spines (3) isolated and dwarfed, butexserted; second largest* 
“ wide and fringed;” dorsal and aual fins low, long, and free behind; and 
pectorals with the upper portion (4 rays) detached from the lower. 

Type, Tetralirachinm ocellatuni, Gunther, Zool. Challenger, part (I, p. 45, pi. 19, 1'. e. 

Ocean south of New Guinea (specimen obtained at a depth of 28 
fathoms). 

All that has been suggested as to this interesting form is what may 
be implied by the reference to the “ Pedicalidte,” which, as appears by 
the “Systematic List” at the end of the volume (p. 7S), is simply- a mis 
print for Pedicnlati. Possibly the nearest ally of the genus is Hist to- 
phryne , but it appears to be qnite an isolated form. 

Dr. Liitken (Vidensk. Medd. fra den Naturhist. Foren. Kjobenhaviq 
1879-’80, pp. G7-68) has objected inter alia to the generic differentiation 
of Corynolophus , but lias not traversed or even met the reasons and ar¬ 
guments in favor thereof submitted by me (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. l y 
p. 230). I therefore need only- refer again to my original statement. 



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The differences alleged to exist between Himantololophus and Corynol- 
oplius are very marked, and if they really do exist, as stated, there eau 
be no doubt that the two should be kept apart. I know of no reason 
except the singularity and greatness of the differences specified, for 
doubting the correctness of Reinhardt's observations on Eimantolophus , 
and prefer to assume their reliability rather than to discredit them, but 
at the same time admit the desirability of confirmation. The burden 
of proof meanwhile lies on those who would keep the forms together, 
and not on those who would separate them. 

Finally, as to the genus Lophius , it seems to me that the L. setiyerus 
should be generically distinguished from the L. pi sea tor ins, notwith¬ 
standing the close external resemblance of the two. The two groups 
may be diagnosed as follows : 

Lophius.— Lophiids with vertebra* in considerable number, i. e., 27— 
31.* and toothed vomer. 

Type. Lophiu* piscatorius. 

Lophiomus.— Lophiids with vertebra in diminished number, i. e ., 
about 19. and toothed vomer. 

Type, Lophiomus setigrru$=Lophius setigerus , Wahl. 

It is surprising that the two have not been differentiated by Dr. Gun 
ther, inasmuch as he sometimes considers a difference of one or two ver¬ 
tebra to be sufficient to distinguish families. 


II. 


PEDICULATI. 

Synonyms as family names. 

= Brachiopteres, Blainville, Jouru.de Physique, t. 63, p. —, 161*3. 

= Percoides a pectorales brachiformes, Cuvier, Kegue Animal, t. 2, p. 306, 1617. 

< Acanthopterygiens a pectorales pediculees, Cuvier , Regne Animal, 2 <5d.. t.2 p. 240, 

1629. 

«\Lophid®, Bonaparte , Giorn. Aeead. di Scienze, v. 52, (Saggio Distrib. Metod. Ani- 
mali Vertebr. a Sangne Freddo, p. Ill), 1632. 

<7Lofidi, Bonaparte, Fauna Italiea, fol. 105, 1635. 

< Lophiidae, Bonaparte, Nuovi Annalidelle Sei. Nat., t. 2, p. 130 ? 163*»; t. 4, p. 1^5,? Ic40. 
= Lophid®, Girard, Expl. and Surv. for R. R. Route to Pacific Oc., v. 10, p. 133, 1658. 
= Pediculati, Uiinther, Cat. Fishes, Brit. Mils., v. 3, p. 176, 1-61. 

Synonym as subordinal name. 

= Pediculati, Gill, Can. Nat., n. s.. v. 2, p. 246, Aug., 1665. 

Synonyms as ordinal names. 

? Lofidi, Ilafinesque, Indice dTttiolog. Siciliana, p. 42, 1610. 

<C Chismopn^s, Dumeril , Zool. Anal.,p. 105, 1606. 

< Plectognathes, Swain son, Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2, pp. 193,323, 1639. 

* 26 is the number of vertebr® in two skeletons of L. piscatorius examined bv my¬ 
self. 



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= Aut.enuarii. Bleeker , Emiiu. Sp. Piseium Areliip. Iml.. p. xvi. I".'9: A*Ia<Ich‘ des In¬ 
des Neerland., t. 5. p. 1. 1855. 

= Pediculati. Cope, Troc. Aui. Assoc. Adv. Sci.. v. ‘JO. p. 335, D72. 

= Pediculati, Gill , Arrange meat Families Fishes, pp. xli, 2, 1872. 

= Pediculati, Fitzinyer. Sitzungsber. Iv. Akad. der Wissensch. ^ Wien). 15. 07.1. Abth., p. 
4s, ls79. 

This order (*• ordo 15”) was also isolated by Bleeker as a aistiuct phalanx 
{"phalanx 1. Herpetoiehthyes .sen Pediculati Cur.") of the second subseries 
(•• Kanonikodermi") of the second series Isopleuri seu Homosomata " of 
rectinibranchiate fishes. The use of the term Pediculati in such sense 
has determined its retention as the ordinal name. 

u antennapiidj:. 

Synonyms a* family names. 

<Chironeetidie. Strain-son. Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2. p. 195, 1839. 
=Chironectidie. Sicainson , Nat. Hist, aud Cla>s. Fishes, etc.,v. 2. p. 330. 1S59. 
=Chironecteoidei. Bleeker, Ennm. Sp. Piscium Archip. Ind.,p. xvi, 1859: Atlas Ich. de 
In des Neerlaml., t. 5. p. 4. 1565. 

—Auteunarioidce, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.. [v.15. ] pp. 89.90, D03. 
<t\.ntennariid;e. Cope. Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci.. v. 2a. p. 340. 1 -72. 

=Uhironect;v. Fitzinger, Sitzungsber. K.Akad. der Wissensch. (Wienb B 07. l.Abth., 
p. 4s, 1'73. 

>Chaimacid;e. Liitktn. Vidensk. SeUk. Skr.. 5. v. 11. p. 325. 1878. 

>Antennariid;e, Liitken, Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., ^5, )v. 11. p. 325. 1878. 

= Antennarikhe, Gill. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mils., v. 1. pp. 215. 221. 1878. 

AXTENXAPJIXAE. 

Synonyms as sub-family nanus. 

=Antenuariin£e, Gill. Cat Fishes. E. Coast N.A.. p. 47. 1.861. 

=Anteunariinse. Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., [v. 15,] p.90, 1863. 
<Chironeeteiformes, Bleeker. Atlas Ich. des Indes Neerland.. t. 5. p. 5, 1565. 

BBACHIOXICHTHYIXJE. 

Synonyms as subfamily names. 

=I3rachioniehthyLmc, Gill. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.. [v. 15.] p. 90, 1863. 
<Tkironeeteiformes, Bleeker. Atlas Ich. des Indes Norland., t. 5, p. 5. 1865. 

CHAUXACIXJE. 

Synonym as sub-family name. 

— Chaunacime, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., [v. 15,] p. 90, 1 m33. 

= Channacimr. Gill. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1. p. 222. 1878. 

Synonym as family name. 

= Chaunacidie Liitken. Vidensk. Selsk. Skr.. (5.)Nat. og Math. Afd.. v. 11, p. 325, 1S7S 

II. CEKATIIDJE. 

Synonyms as family names. 

= Ceratiuhe, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., [v. 15.] pp. 89, 90, 1863. 

== Ceratiadse, Liitken, Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., (5.) v. 11. p. 325, 1878, 

= Ceratiuhe, Gill. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v. 1, pp. 215, 216, 227, 1878. 

Chironecteoidei snbfam.. Bleeker, 1865. 


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CERATIINiE. 

Synonym*. 

= Ceratianse, Gill, Cut. Fishes E. Coast N. A., p. 47, 1861. 

= Ceratiaeformes, Blether, Atlas Ich. des Indes Norland., t. 5, p. (j, 1865. 
= Ceratiinae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., v. 1. pp. 217, 227, 1878. 

ONEIRODIISAE. 


Synonym, 

-- Oneirodiiue, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1. pp. 217, 227, 1878. 

HIM ANTOLO PHI NAE. 

Synonyms. 

=- Hiiuautolopliinee, Gill, Cat. Fishes E. Coast N. A., p. 47, 18151. 

= Himantolophiformes, Bleekcr, Atlas Ich. des Indes Neerland., t. 5, p. 6, 1805. 
= Himantolopbinse, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1. pp. 218, 227, 1878. 

JE G JE ON1CHTIIYI !SAE. 

Synonym. 

= ..Egieonichthyinae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1. p. 227, 1878. 

MEL AXOCETINAE. 

Synonym. 

~ Melauocetinae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1, p. 227, 1878. 


III. LOIMIIID.E. 

(See, also, under Pediculati, p. 552.) 

Synonyms a* family names. 

A Lotidi, liajinesqne, Iudice d’lttiolog. Sicilians, p. 42, 1810. 

A Brancliismea, liajinesqne, Analyse de la Nature, p. —, 1815. 

A Lophides, Latreille, Fam. Nat. dn Iiegne Animal, p. 150, 1825. 

A Baudroies, Risso, Hist. Nat. de FEurope Merid., t. 3, p. 101 ! 1820. 

- Lophida?, Swainson, Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2, p. 105, 18:50. 

Lopliidae, Swainson, Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2, p. 330, 18:50. 
Lophoidei, Bleekcr, Enmn. Sp. Pisciitm Arcliip. Ind., ]). xvi, 1859. 

— Lophioidei, Bleekcr, Atlas Tcli. des Indes Nderlaud., t. 5, p. 2, 1865. 

— Lopliioidie, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., [v. 15,] pp. 80, 00. 1-;;:*,. 

< Lopliiidae, Cope, Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci., v. 20, p. 340, 1872. 

= Lophii, Fitzinger, Sitznugsbcr. K. Akad. der Wissensch. (Wien), B. 07. 1. Ahth., p. 
48, 1873. 

— Lophioidie, Liitkeu, Videusk. Selsk. Skr., (5,) Nat. og Math. At‘d., v. 11, p. .'125, 

1878. 

— Lophiida?, GUI, Proc. V. S. Nat. Mns.. v. 1, pp. 215, 210, 1878. 


LOPHIINyE. 

Synonyms as sub-family names. 

A Lophidia, Rajinesqne, Analyse de la Nature, p. —, 1815. 

A Lophini Bonaparte, Fauna Italica, fol. 105, 1835. 

A Lopliiinie, Bonaparte, Nuovi Annali delle Sci. Nat., t. 2, p. 130? 183H; t. 4, p. — f 
1840. 


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< Lophiinae, Bonaparte, Catal. Metocl. Pesci Europei, pp. 9, 89,1846. t 
= Lophiinae, Sleeker, Atlas Icb. dos Indes Norland., t. 5, p. 5, 1865. 

IV. MALTHEIDMC. 

Synonyms as family names. 

<( Chironectidae, Swainson , Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2, p. 195, 1839. 

< Lopliidae, Swainson, Nat. Hist, and Class. Fishes, etc., v. 2, p. 330, 1839. 

< Matliaeoidei, Sleeker, Enum. Sp. Piscimn Archip. Ind., p. xvi, 1859. 

> Lophioidei, Sleeker, Enum. Sp. Piscium Archip. Ind. p. xvi, 1859. 

< Mathaeoidei, Sleeker, Atlas Ich. de Indes N€erland., t. 5, p. 3, 1865. 

= Antennarioidae, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., [v. 15,] pp. 89, 90, 1863. 

< Lophiidae, Cope, Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci., v. 20, p. 340, 1872. 

)> Halieutlieae, Fitzinger, Sitzungsber. K. Akad. der Wissensch. (Wien). '. 67, 1. Abth. r 
p. 48, 1873. 

Maltliae, Fitzinger, Sitzungsber. 1C. Akad. der Wissensch. (Wien), B. 67, 1. Abth., 
p. 48, 1873. 

= Maltheidae, Liitken, Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., (5,) v. 11, p. 325, 1878. 

=: Maltheidae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., v. 1, pp. 215, 219, 231, 1878. 

MALTHEINAE. 

Synonyms. 

= Maltheinae, Gill, Cat. Fishes E. Coast N. A., p. 47, 1861. 

= Maltheinae, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc., Phil., [v. 15,] p. 90, 1863. 

= Maltheinae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat, Mus., v. 1, pp. 220, 231, 1878. 

HALIEUTJEINiE. 

Synonyms. 

= Halieutaeiua;, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc., Phil., [v. 15,] p. 90, 1863. 

= Halientaeinae, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v. 1, p. 231, 1878. 


III. 

Iii “ Descriptions of Some New Species of Pediculati,” published in 
1SG3 (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phila., 18G3, pp. 8S-92), I have made known, 
in addition to the Halieutichthys reticulatns Poey, four species of Atiten- 
narius. These have not been re-described under the names then given, 
but two, original^' found in Lower California, have been found else¬ 
where, and described by Dr. Gunther under other names, as has just 
been recognized by Messrs. Jordan and Gilbert (Proc, U. S. Nat. Mus., 
v. 5, p. 370). Messrs. Goode and Bean have also recently recognized the 
two species described as inhabitants of the waters about the Florida 
Keys, in their “List of the Species of Fishes, recorded as occurring in 
the Gulf of Mexico r (Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mus., v. 5, p. 235, 1SS2). The 
present status of the species is therefore as follows: 

1. Antennarius sanguineus Gill, o. e., p. 01 = Antennarius leopardinus 

Gunther , Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 18G4, p. 151. 

2. Antennarius annulatus Gill , o. c., p. 91; Goode & Bean , o. c., p. 235 

(name only). 


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3. Antenuarius pleuroplithaliiius Gill, o. e., p. 92; Goode tf* Beau , o. c., 

p. 235 (name only). 

4. Autennarius strigatus Gill, o. c., p. 92 = Antennarius lenuijilis Giin- 

ther , Trans. Zool. Soc. London, v. —, p. 440, 1809. 

The Halieutichthys retieulatus P oey, it appears, was described as early 
as 1818, by Dr. Mitchill. The author was acquainted with Dr. Mitchill’s 
paper, but did not think of connecting his description of the new u Loph¬ 
ius ” with the Halieutichthys. The species referred to has the following 
history, and Mr. G. 13. Goode first recognized the identity of the two. 
The history of the species may be epitomized as follows: 

Halieutichthys acnleatus = Lophius acnleatus Mitchill. Am. Monthly 
Mag. and Crit. Rev., v. 2, p. 325,18,S = Halieutichthys reticu- 
latus ( Poey , MSS.) Gill, Rroc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., 1803, p. 
91 = Halieutichthys aculeatus Goode , Rroc. LI. S. Nat. Mas., 
v. 2, j). 109, (with Bean) p. 333, 1879; (with L'?an) v. 3, p. 407, 
18S1; v. 5, p. 235, 1882. 

IV. 

References to illustrations of osteology of the Fediculates. 
ANTENNARIIDyE. 

Brachionichthys hirsutus. 

Chirouectes puuctatus, Cuvier, Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat., t. a, p. 434, pi. 18, f. 5, 1817. 
Pteropiiryne HISTKIO. 

Chirouectes laevigatas, Cuvier, M6m. Mus. Hist. Nat., t. 3, p. 423, pi. 18, f. 4, 1817. 

OERATIID^E. 

Ceratias IIolbollii. 

Ceratias Holbolli, LUtken , Vidensk. Sclsk. Skr., (5,) Nat. og Math. Afd., v. 11, p. 32 s 
(f. 2 = vert, col.), 330 (f. 3 = interspinals), 331 (f. 4 = cran. behind, f. 5 = cr. 
lat.), 332 (f. 6 = cr. above), 334 (f. 7 = extracr. bones), 337 (f. 8 = sh. girdle). 
1878. 

LOPHI1D.E. 

Lophius piscatorius. 

Lophius piscatorius, Agasa., Recherches Poiss. Foss., t. 5, (2,) p. Ill, pi. M. 

Lophius piscatorius, Alettenheimev, Disq. anat.-comp. membro pise. pect. pi. 1, f. 4, (Sh. 
girdle and base P.), 1847. 

Lophius piscatorius, Holiard , Ann. Sc. Nat. (5), Zool. etPal., t. 1, pp.241-256, passim, 
pi. 10, f. 1 (op. pieces), 1864. 

MALTHEIDJE. 

MALTHE YESPERTILIO. 


Lophius histrio! Rosenthal, Ichthyotoin. Tafelu, pi. 19, f. 2, (Skel) 1822. 


