212 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP [1883. A KEVIEW OF SWAINSON'S GENERA OF FISHES. BY JOSEPH SWAIN. In the year 1839, William Swainson published a general scheme of the classification of Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes/ in which all the accepted genera of tliese groups are defined and a list of typical, or illustrative species is appended. Many new generic names are here introduced, the consideration of which forms the object of the present paper. I give a list of the new generic names proposed for Fishes by Swainson, with their equivalence in modern nomenclature, as I understand them. The list of species referred by Swainson to each genus is here repeated verbatim, the species considered by me as the type of each group being indicated by an asterisk (*). The whole work is singularly worthless as a contribution to science, and of interest only from the fiict that the law of priority requires the adoption of many of these names. It may be observed that Swainson possessed a very limited knowledge of Fishes. His definitions are seldom apt and very often incorrect, and but a small proportion of his genera can be received into the system. Of these few, scarcely any retain their original definition. All ditlicult questions, involved in this paper, have been referred to Prof. D. S. Jordan, and to whom I am also indebted for other valuable suggestions, and for the use of his librar}'. I am like-wise indebted to Prof. C. H. Gilbert for kiudlj'^ aid. Cromileptes,-ji. 201 = Epinephelus Bloch (ahout 1790). C. altivelis Sw. Cuv., pi. -35. rayriaster Riip. (necCuv.), i, pi. 27, f.l. gigas,* lb., pi. 33. C. miniatus, Riip. 1, pi. 26, f. 3. fuscoguttatus, lb. f. 3, hemistictos, lb. f. 3. ' The Natural History of Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles, or Mouocardian animals. By William Swainson, F. R. & F. L. S. * * * In two volumes. Vol. II. London. Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, (4ieen & Longmans, Paternoster Row, and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street, 1839. ^ The name Gromile/ptes has been lately revived by Dr. Bleeker (Sys. Perca. Revis. Pars 1 a, 11, 1875), in place of his own Serrnnichthys, the type of which is alticelis. As, however, this species does not agree with the
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