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127. whitei Meek 137 



128. toweri Meek 138 



129. luitpoldi (Steindachner) 139 



130. atripinnis Jordan 140 



Genus 58. Skiffia Meek 141 



131. multipunctata (Pellegrin) 141 



132. lermae Meek 142 



133. variegata Meek 143 



134. bilineata (Bean) ' 144 



Subfamily Poeciliinas 144 



Genus 59. Platypoecilus Gunther 144 



135. maculatus Gunther 145 



136. variatus Meek 146 



137. nelsoni Meek 147 



Genus 60. Heterandria Agassiz 147 



138. pleurospilus (Gunther) 148 



139. lutzi Meek 148 



Genus 61. Poecilia Bloch & Schneider 149 



140. occidentalis (Baird & Girard) 150 



141. latipunctata Meek 150 



142. butleri Jordan 151 



143. presidionis Jordan & Culver 152 



144. couchiana (Girard) 152 



145. sphenops Cuvier & Valenciennes 153 



Genus 62. Mollienesia Le Sueur 154 



146. formosa (Girard) 155 



147. latipinna Le Sueur 155 



Genus 63. Xiphophorus Heckel 156 



148. lalapas Meek 156 



149. helleri Heckel 157 



1 50. montezumas Jordan & Snyder 158 



ORDER IX. SYNENTOGNATHI 160 



Family XII. Belonidag 160 



Genus 64. Tylosurus Cocco 160 



151. marinus (Walbaum) 160 



ORDER X. LOPHOBRANCHII 162 



Family XIII. Syngnathidae 162 



Genus 65. Siphostoma Rafmesque ' 162 



152. brevicaudum Meek 163 



1 53. starksi Jordan & Culver 163 



ORDER XI. ACANTHOPTERI 164 



Family XIV. Atherinida; 165 



Genus 66. Chirostoma Swainson 166 



Subgenus Eslopsarum Jordan 169 



154. jordani Woolman 169 



155. mezquital Meek 170 



1 56. arge (Jordan & Snyder) 171 



157. bartoni Jordan & Evermann 172 



158. attenuatum Meek 172 



159. labarcse Meek 1 73 



