DEC. 28, 1916. FISHES OF PANAMA MEEK AND HILDEBRAND. 269 



11. Anal fin long, with more than 40 rays; body strongly compressed 

 anterior profile in adult deeply concave. (Characince) 



Rceboides, p. 291. 



dddd. Premaxillary teeth anteriorly in 3 or 4 series, laterally in 2 or 3 



series; mandible with 2 series, the inner series composed of only 



2 conical teeth, placed a little behind the anterior teeth of outer 



series. (Bryconinai) Brycon, p. 293. 



ddddd. Premaxillary teeth in a single series; mandibular teeth in 2 



series; lateral line wanting. (Piabucinia) Piabucina, p. 299. 



bb. Scales strongly pectinate; form slender; jaws much produced, 



beak-like; palatines with a few teeth. (Hydrocynina) 



Luciocharax, p. 302. 



aa. Caudal fin rounded; adipose fin wanting; palatines with teeth. 

 (Erythrinina) Hoplias, p. 303. 



16. Genus Curimatus Oken. 



Curimatus Oken, Isis, 1817, 1183 (type Salmo edentulus Bloch). 



Body elongate, robust, moderately compressed, abdomen behind 

 ventrals trenchant or not; mouth small, without lips; tongue short, 

 thick, adnate; teeth wanting; lateral line complete; adipose fin present; 

 ventrals inserted below dorsal. 



22. Curimatus magdalenae Steindachner. Savaleta. 



Curimatus magdalenae Steindachner, Denkschr. K. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 

 XXIX, 1878, 50 (Rio Magdalena); Steindachner, I.e., XLI, 1879, 

 167 (Rio Mamoni, Panama); Steindachner, I.e., XLI, 1880, 67 

 (Rio Cauca) ; Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., IV, 

 1889, 1 6 (name only); Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., XIV, 1891, 47; Eigenmann, Science, N. S., XXII, July 7, 1905, 

 19; Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., XLVII, 1906, 

 332; Boulenger, Boll. Mus. Univ. Torino, No. 346, 1899, 2 (Laguna 

 della Pita, Darien); Regan, Biol. Cent. Amer., Pisces, 1908, 174; 

 Eigenmann, Repts. Princeton Univ. Exp. Patagonia, III, Pt. IV, 

 1910, 421. 

 Head 3 to 3.9; depth 2.6 to 3.2; D. 10 or n; A. 9 or 10; scales in 



lateral line 37 to 40; 5^ or 6 rows between lateral line and base of 



anterior dorsal rays. 



Body elongate, moderately compressed; dorsal region somewhat 



elevated; preventral area convex; postventral area usually very slightly 



keeled; caudal peduncle compressed, its depth 1.85 to 2.2 in head; head 



rather low, its upper surface with a low median ridge, ending at a short 



