March, 1913. Fishes from Panama — Meek and Hildebrand. 87 

 Gambusia latipunctata sp. nov. 



Type No. 7595, F. M. N. H.; length 39 mm.; Arrijan, Panama. 



Head 3.8 to 3.9; depth 3.4 to 3.6; D. I, 7 or 8; A. II, 6 or 7; scales 

 7-32. ^ 



Body elongate, robust ; dorsal region scarcely elevated ; mouth moder- 

 ate, the gape about half way to eye; lower jaw the longer; teeth in jaws 

 in several series, the outer enlarged; snout 3.4 to 3.9; eye 2.7 to 3.1; 

 origin of dorsal over middle or anterior ^ of anal, its distance from 

 base of caudal 1.8 in its distance from tip of snout, about midway 

 between tip of caudal and anterior margin of eye; anal falcate, its 

 anterior rays 0.9 to i.i in head; ventrals scarcely reaching anal; gill- 

 rakers 12; caudal peduncle 1.6 to 1.7 in head; caudal rounded, width 

 of head 1.5 in its length. 



Color olivaceous, the margin of the scales darker; sides with 10 to 15 

 spots along the side (specimens under 40 mm.), forming a broken lateral 

 band in large specimens, vertical diameter of each spot about twice its 

 horizontal diameter; anal with a black spot at base of rays extending 

 on longest rays; dorsal with dark spots across its middle. 



Streams of the Pacific slope of Panama in and near the Canal Zone. 



Gambusia cana sp. nov. 



Type No. 7596, F. M. N. H.; length 39 mm.; Rio Satiganti, Cana, 

 Panama. 



Head 3.9 to 4.2; depth 3.8 to 4.0; D. I, 5 or 6; A. II, 6; scales 8-30. 



Body elongate, robust ; dorsal region little elevated; mouth moderate, 

 its gape nearly half way to eye; teeth in several series, the outer en- 

 larged; snout 3.7 to 4.0 in head; eye 3.0 to 3.3; origin of dorsal over last 

 rays of anal, its distance from base of caudal 1.8 to 1.9 in its distance 

 from tip of snout, about midway between tip of caudal and snout; anal 

 fin with the first rays not falcate, their tips reaching beyond tips of 

 last rays when fin is deflexed; longest anal ray i.o to i.i in head; 

 ventrals not reaching anal; caudal fin truncate or slightly rounded; 

 caudal peduncle 1.4 to 1.6 in head; gill -rakers 12; 17 scales before dorsal 

 fin. 



One male (25 mm.) has head 4.25; depth 4.10; modified anal .65 in 

 head, its tip reaching about halfway to base of caudal. 



Color 9 nearly uniform olivaceous; on some specimens faint traces 

 of broad dark bars on posterior half of body; margin of scales dark; 

 dorsal dark at base; a black spot on preanal region, scarcely extending 

 on base of anal fin; males with a few faint cross bars on posterior half 

 of sides; sides with a black spot. 



