The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part IV Fish

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Author

Jenyns, Leonard, 1800-1893

Title

The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, [vol. 4 of 5] : Fish

Original Publication

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1839, copyright 1840, copyright 1841, copyright 1843.

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Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biodiversity Heritage Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Fishes

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78558

Release Date

April 27, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZROY, R.N. DURING THE YEARS 1832 TO 1836.
2. 2.INTRODUCTION.
3. 3.SYSTEMATIC TABLE OF SPECIES, WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE HABITATS.
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES. — ACANTHOPTERYGII. — Family —PERCIDÆ. — Perca lævis. Jen. — 1. Serranus albo-maculatus. Jen. — 2. Serranus Goreensis. Val. ? — 3. Serranus aspersus. Jen. — 4. Serranus labriformis. Jen. Plate III. — 5. Serranus olfax. Jen. Plate IV. — Plectropoma Patachonica. Jen. — Diacope marginata. Cuv. — Genus —ARRIPIS. Jen. — Arripis Georgianus. — Aplodactylus punctatus. Val. — 1. Dules Auriga. Cuv. et Val. — 2. Dules Leuciscus. Jen. — Helotes octolineatus. Jen. — 1. Pinguipes fasciatus. Jen. Plate V. — 2. Pinguipes Chilensis. Val. — Percophis Brasilianus. Cuv. — Family. —MULLIDÆ. — 1. Upeneus flavolineatus. Cuv. et Val. — 2. Upeneus trifasciatus. Cuv. et Val. — 3. Upeneus Prayensis. Cuv. et Val.? — Family. —TRIGLIDÆ. — Trigla kumu. Less. et Garn. — 1. Prionotus punctatus. Cuv. et Val. — 2. Prionotus Miles. Jen. — Family —COTTIDÆ. — Aspidophorus Chiloensis. Jen. — Platycephalus inops. Jen. — Family —SCORPÆNIDÆ. — Scorpæna histrio. Jen. — Sebastes oculata. Val.? — Agriopus hispidus. Jen. — Family. -SCIÆNIDÆ. — Otolithus guatucupa. Cuv. et Val. — Corvina adusta. Agassiz. — 1. Umbrina arenata. Cuv. et Val. — 2. Umbrina ophicephala. Jen. — Genus —PRIONODES. [20] Jen. — Prionodes fasciatus. Jen. — Pristipoma cantharinum. Jen. — 1. Latilus jugularis. Val. — 2. Latilus princeps. Jen. Plate XI. — Heliases Crusma. Val. — Family —SPARIDÆ. — Chrysophrys taurina. Jen. — Family —MÆNIDÆ. — 1. Gerres Gula. Cuv. et Val.? — 2. Gerres Oyena. Cuv. et Val.? — Family —CHÆTODONTIDÆ. — Chætodon setifer. Bloch. — Genus —STEGASTES. [24] . Jen. — Stegastes imbricatus. Jen. — Family. —SCOMBRIDÆ. — Genus —PAROPSIS. Jen. — Paropsis signata. Jen. — 1. Caranx declivis. Jen. Plate XIV. — 2. Caranx torvus. Jen. — 3. Caranx Georgianus. Cuv. et Val. — Seriola bipinnulata. Quoy et Gaim. — Psenes ——? — Stromateus maculatus. Cuv. et Val.? — Family. —TEUTHYDIDÆ. — 1. Acanthurus triostegus. Bl. Schn. — 2. Acanthurus humeralis. Cuv. et Val. — Family. —ATHERINIDÆ. — 1. Atherina argentinensis. Cuv. et Val.? — 2. Atherina microlepidota. Jen. — 3. Atherina incisa. Jen. — Family. —MUGILIDÆ. — 1. Mugil liza. Cuv. et Val.? — 2. Mugil ——? — Dajaus Diemensis. Richards. — Family. —BLENNIDÆ. — Blennius palmicornis. Cuv. et Val. — 1. Blennechis fasciatus. Jen. Plate XVII. Fig. 1. — 2. Blennechis ornatus. Jen. — 7. Salarias atlanticus. Cuv. et Val. — 2. Salarias quadricornis. Cuv. et Val.? — 3. Salarias vomerinus. Cuv. et Val.? — Clinus crinitus. Jen. — Genus. —ACANTHOCLINUS. Jen. — Acanthoclinus fuscus. Jen. — Tripterygion Capito. Jen. Plate XIX. Fig. 1. — Family. —GOBIDÆ. — 1. Gobius lineatus. Jen. — 2. Gobius ophicephalus. Jen. — Eleotris gobioides. Cuv. et Val. — Family. —LOPHIDÆ. — Batrachus porosissimus. Cuv. et Val.? — Family. —LABRIDÆ. — Cossyphus Darwini. Jen. — Cheilio ramosus. Jen. — Chromis facetus. Jen. — 1. Scarus chlorodon. Jen. Plate XXI. — 2. Scarus globiceps. Cuv. et Val. — 3. Scarus lepidus. Jen. — 4. Scarus ——?
5. 5.MALACOPTERYGII. — Family. SILURIDÆ. — 1. Pimelodus gracilis. Val. — 2. Pimelodus exsudans. Jen. — Callichthys paleatus. Jen. — Family. —CYPRINIDÆ. — 1. Pœcilia unimaculata. Val. — 2. Pæcilis decem-maculata. Jen. Plate XXII. Fig. 1. — 1. Lebias lineata. Jen. Plate XXII. Fig. 2. — 2. Lebias multidentata. Jen. — Genus —MESITES. Jen. — 1. Mesites maculatus. Jen. — 2. Mesites alpinus. Jen. — 3. Mesites attenuatus. Jen. Plate XXII. fig. 5. — Family. —ESOCIDÆ. — Exocœtus exsiliens. Bl.? — Family. —SALMONIDÆ. — 1. Tetragonopterus Abramis. Jen. — 2. Tetragonopterus rutilus. Jen. Plate XXIII. fig. 2. — 3. Tetragonopterus scabripinnis. Jen. — 4. Tetragonopterus tæniatus. Jen. — 5. Tetragonopterus interruptus. Jen. Plate XXIII. fig. 4. — Hydrocyon hepsetus. Cuv. — Genus. —APLOCHITON. Jen. — 1. Aplochiton Zebra. Jen. — 2. Aplochiton tæniatus. Jen. — Family. —CLUPEIDÆ. — 1. Clupea Fuegensis. Jen. — 2. Clupea arcuata. Jen. — 3. Clupea Sagax. Jen. — Alosa pectinata. Jen. — Engraulis ringens. Jen. — Family. —PLEURONECTIDÆ. — 1. Platessa Orbignyana. Val.? — 2. Platessa ——? — Hippoglossus Kingii. Jen. Plate XXVI. — Rhombus ——? — Achirus lineatus. D’Orbig. — Plagusia ——? — Family. —CYCLOPTERIDÆ. — 1. Gobiesox marmoratus. Jen. — 2. Gobiesox pœcilophthalmos. Jen. Plate XXVII. Fig. 2. — Family. —ECHENEIDIDÆ. — Echeneis Remora. Linn. — Family. —ANGUILLIDÆ. — Anguilla australis. Richards. — Conger punctus. Jen. — 1. Muræna lentiginosa. Jen. — 2. Muræna ocellata. — 3. Muræna ——? — 4. Muræna ——?
6. 6.LOPHOBRANCHII. — Family. —SYNGNATHIDÆ. — 1. Syngnathus acicularis. Jen. — 2. Syngnathus conspicillatus. Jen. Plate XXVII. fig. 4. — 3. Syngnathus crinitus. Jen. Plate XXVII. fig. 5.
7. 7.PLECTOGNATHI. — Family. —TETRODONTIDÆ. — 1. Diodon nycthemerus. Cuv. — 2. Diodon rivulatus. Cuv. — 3. Diodon antennatus. Cuv.? — 1. Tetrodon aerostaticus. Jen. — 2. TETRODON IMPLUTUS. Jen. — 3. Tetrodon annulatus. Jen. — 4. Tetrodon angusticeps. Jen. Plate XXVIII. — Family. —BALISTIDÆ. — 1. Balistes Vetula. Bl. — 2. Balistes aculeatus. Bl. — 1. Aleuteres maculosus. Richards. — 2. Aleuteres velutinus. Jen. — Ostracion punctatus. Schn.
8. 8.CYCLOSTOMI. — Family. —PETROMYZONIDÆ. — Myxine australis. Jen.
9. 9.APPENDIX. — Family. —PERCIDÆ. — 1. Aphritis undulatus. Jen. — 2. Aphritis porosus. Jen. — Family. —SCORPÆNIDÆ. — Apistus ——? — Agriopus hispidus. p. 38. — Family. —SCIÆNIDÆ. — Otolithus analis. Jen. — Prionodes fasciatus. p. 47. — Stegastes imbricatus. p. 63. — Family. —BLENNIDÆ. — Genus. —ILUOCŒTES. [51] Jen. — Iluocœtes fimbriatus. Jen. — Genus. —PHUCOCŒTES. [53] Jen. — Phucocœtes latitans. Jen.
10. 10.ERRATA.
11. 11.INDEX.

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