eigenmann: the FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITISH GUIANA 303 



XXV, 1900, — (Urucum).— Pellegrin, Bull. Mus. d'Hist, Nat., V, 1899, 406 



(Manaos). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1906, 328 (Pebas; Peruvian 



Amazon). — Eigenmann and Ogle, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXIII, 1907, 7 



(Paraguay). — Eigenmann, Ann. Carnegie Mus., IV, 1907, 125 (Puerto Max); 



Repts. Princeton Univ. Exp. Patagonia, III, 1910, 426. 

 ? Curimatus frederici Perugia, Ann. Mus. Genova, (2 a),X, 1891, 41 (Candelaria) . 



— Lahille, Rev. Mus. la Plata, VI, 1895, 7 (Puerto Viejo; Punta Lara). 

 Curimatus acutidens Valenciennes, in d'Orbigny. Voy. Am. Mer., V, ii, 1847, 9, 



pi. 8, fig. 1 (La Plata). 

 Leporinus leschenaulti Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., XXII, 1848, 



30, pi. 635 (Mafia).— Gunther, Catalogue, V, 1864, 307 (Andes of western 



Ecuador; River Capin). —Peters, MB. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1877, 472 



(Calabozo).— Perugia, Ann. Mus. Genova, (2 a), X, 1891, 41 (Villa Maria, 



Rio Paraguay, Mat to Grosso).— Pellegrin, Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat., V, 1899, 



157 (Apure). 

 Leporinus megalepis Gunther (in part, i. e., specimens e, f, and m), Catalogue, V, 



1864, 307 (Surinam). 



Twenty-one specimens, 98-259 mm. Tumatumari, above, below, and in 

 the falls. (C. M. Cat. No. 1840a-d; I. U. Cat. No. 12130.) 



Four specimens, 75 to about 290 mm. Rockstone. (C. M. Cat. No. 1841; 

 I. U. Cat. No. 12131.) 



Nine specimens, 122-272 mm. Crab Falls. (C. M. Cat. No. 1842a-o; 

 I. U. Cat, No. 12132.) (figure.) 



Two specimens, 194-195 mm. Kangaruma. (C. M. Cat. No. 1843a; I. 

 U. Cat, No. 12133.) 



Six specimens, 147-293 mm. Wismar. (C. M. Cat. No. 1844a; I. U. Cat. 

 No. 12134.) 



Six specimens, 146-208 mm. Mud-flats below Wismar. (C. M. Cat. No. 

 1845a; I. U. Cat. No. 12135.) 



Forty-four specimens, 77 to about 345 mm. Bartica, rocks. (C. M. Cat. 

 No. 1846a-A-; I. U. Cat, No. 12136.) 



Head 3.75-4; depth 3.25-3.5; D. 12 or 13; A. 10 or 11. Scales 5-38 to 40-4 

 or 5; eye 1.25-1.66 in snout, 3.8-4 in head, 2 in interorbital. 



Compressed, deep, head somewhat wedge-shaped; profile steep; a scarcely 

 perceptible depression over the eyes; mouth subterminal, four teeth on each side 

 of each jaw. 



Origin of dorsal nearer adipose than to tip of snout; margin of dorsal rounded, 



