SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Emphasis upon publication as a means of "diffusing knowledge" was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry outlined a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This theme of basic research has been adhered to through the years by thousands of titles issued in series publications under the Smithsonian imprint, commencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiotogy Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology In these series, the Institution publishes small papers and full-scale monographs that report the research and collections of its various museums and bureaux or of professional colleagues in the world cf science and scholarship. The publications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, universities, and similar institutions throughout the world. Papers or monographs submitted for series publication are received by the Smithsonian Institution Press, subject to its own review for format and style, only through departments of the various Smithsonian museums or bureaux, where the manuscripts are given substantive review. Press requirements for manuscript and art ABSTRACT George, Anita, and Victor G. Springer. Revision of the Clinid Fish Tribe Ophiclinini, Including Five New Species, and Definition of the Family Clinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 307, 31 pages, 14 figures, 6 tables, 1980.-The Clinidae contains only three tribes, Myxodini, Clinini, and Ophiclinini, the last of which includes the Ophiclinidae and Peronedysidae of various authors. The subfamily Labrisominae, which was previously included in the Clinidae, is raised to family rank. The Ophiclinini comprises four genera: Ophiclinops, with three species (one new, O. hutchinst); Ophiclinus, with six species (three new, O. brevipinnis, O. ningulus, and O. pectoralis); Peronedys, monotypic; and Sticharium (= Breona), with two species (one new, S. clarkae). The Ophiclinini are restricted to the southern, cooler waters of Australia. Keys to the genera and species, and illustrations of all species are provided. The following species are synonymized for the first time: Ophioclinus devisi Ogilby = Peronedys anguillaris Steindachner; Breona greeni E.O.G. Scott = Sticharium dorsale Giinther; Ophiclinus aethiops McCulloch and Waite = Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau; Ophiclinus greeni E.O.G. Scott = Ophiclinus gracilis Waite. Stenophus Castelnau and its two included s...