NO. 10 CALDWELL: SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN FISHES 3 



ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIMENS 

 Order AmPHIOXI 



Branchiostomidae 



Branchiostoma platae Hubbs (?) 



Material: A 1-39. 1 (19.2 mm. T. L.), AHF 2618, from Caledonia 

 Bay, Panama. 

 A 13-39, 5 (15.9—26.9 mm. T. L.), AHF 2614, from 



1 mi. S. W. of Cape la Vela, Colombia. 



A 14-39, 15 (16.3—49.5 mm. T. L.), AHF 2613, from 



2 mi. S. W. of Cape la Vela, Colombia. 



A 15-39, 10 (18.8—29.3 mm. T. L.), AHF 2616, from 



2 mi. off Bahia Honda, Colombia. 



A 18-39, 1 (22.5 mm. T. L.), AHF 2619, from 8 mi. 



S. W. of San Nicolaas Bay, Aruba Island, Netherlands 



West Indies. 

 A 22-39, 6 (45.7—53.8 mm. T. L.), AHF 2615, from 



Tortuga Island, Venezuela. 

 A 24-39, 3 (16.6—25.0 mm. T. L.), AHF 2612, from 



Cubagua Island, Venezuela. 

 A 27-39, 8 (ca. 23—39.7 mm. T. L.), AHF 2617, from 



Cubagua Island, Venezuela. 

 A 32-39, 32 (7.1—23.7 mm. T. L.), AHF 2611, from 



3 mi. N. of Coche Island, Venezuela. 



Remarks: Our material generally fit this species as discussed by 

 Bigelow and Farfante (1948). All of the material appeared to belong to 

 the same species, but some of our identifications were questioned because 

 of poor condition or small size of some of the specimens in a lot. They 

 appeared to be the same, and their association with large individuals of 

 this species made calling them the same species seem, appropriate. 



In general, the shape of the caudal and in most instances the dorsal 

 chamber counts were consistent with the data given by Bigelow and 

 Farfante. The myotome counts generally were low, however, and some- 

 times even out of the range given by those authors. 



In one lot of large specimens in excellent condition (AHF 2615), 

 the range of the number of dorsal chambers was 268 to 318, and that 

 of the myotomes 55 (in four) to 58. 



