Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories Volume 4, No. 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...the preceding pages had gone to press. In this lot are the following additional species: --Genns XENOTIS Jordan. Xenotis Breviceps (Baird & Girard) Jordan. WA--Pomotis brericeps B. & G., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phila. p. 390. Pomotis breviceps B. &. G., Marty's Expl. Red River, Zool. p. 240, pi. 13, 1653. Pomotis brericeps Girakd, U. S. Pac. R. R. Expl. Fishes, p. 28, 1858. Jchthelis brericeps Jordan & Cop-eland, Check List Fishes N. A. p. 138, 1876. Xenotis brericeps Jordan, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. x, . 30, 1877. 1854--Pomoti nefastus 13. &. G., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phila. p. 24 (not Pomotis aquilensis B. & G.). 1858--Pomotis popei Girard, Pac. R. R. Exj1. Fishes, p. 20. Xenotis popii Jordan, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. x, p. 36, 1877. A single half-grown specimen, agreeing well with the descriptions of nefastus and popii, but not distinguishable by me from X. breviceps, which species seems to be generally distributed in Texas. The specimens in the National Museum labelled (by Dr. Girard?) Pomotis aquilensis include two species, the one a Xenotis, and probably identical with Xenotis breviceps, the other a Lepiopomus, probably identical with Lepiopomus pallidus. The original aquilensis belonged to the latter type, so the name may be provisionally treated as a probable synonym of pallidus. The other specimens are probably those originally called nefastus, and seem to be referable to Xenotis breviceps. X. breviceps is closely related to X.fallax, but appears to be distinct. Genus PCECILICHTHYS Agassiz. (Astalichthys Le Vaillant; Oligocephalus Girard.) Pcgcilioiithys Lepidus (Baird & Girard) Girard. VKii--Boleosoma hplda B. & G., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phila. p. 388. Paxilichthys lepidus Girard, Mex. Bound. Surv. Ich. p. 11, pi. 8, f. 14-17, 1859. O...