March, 1914. List of Fishes or Costa Rica — Meek. 119 



the use of dynamite. In Costa Rica this species and Joturus pichardi 

 are regarded as excellent food fishes. 



Virginia (4), 55 to 185 mm.; Parismina (8), 50 to 95 mm.; Zent, 

 April 15 (9), 67 to 120 mm.; Zent, April 12 (26), 90 to 185 mm.; La 

 Victoria (7), 58 to 225 mm.; Costa Rica River (5), 211 to 236 mm.; 

 La Junta (2), 47 to 87 mm.; Orotina, April 20 (4), 75 to 165 mm.; Jesus 

 Maria (7), 70 to 160 mm.; Turrubales (21), 60 to 128 mm.; Turrialba 

 (i), 98 mm. (Alfaro); El Sardinal, Santa Clara (i), 235 mm. (Alfaro). 



Family Syngnathidae. 



Siphostoma elcapitanense Meek and Hildebrand sp. nov. 



Head 9.0; depth 30; D. 33; rings 14+38; dorsal on 0+9 rings; 

 body slender, the angles not prominent; anal fin wanting; snout equal 

 to postorbital part of head. 



Color, grayish brown mottled with pearly spots. 



This species occurs in the streams on the west slope of eastern 

 Panama. It will be described in more detail in an account of the Fishes 

 of Panama, by Meek and Hildebrand. Type locality, El Capitan, 

 Panama. 



Jesus Maria (i), 85 mm.; Turrubales (i), no mm. 



Family Atherinidae. 



Menidia chagresi Meek and Hildebrand sp. nov. 



Head 4.4 to 5.0; depth 6.1 to 6.9; D. iii or iv-i, 7 to 9; A. i, 20 to 

 23; scales 42 to 44. 



Body elongate, the ventral region moderately compressed, but 

 without an edge; mouth rather small, the lower jaw the shorter; teeth 

 in jaws in villiform bands, the outer series in the upper jaw enlarged; 

 scales with entire edges, except a few in front of dorsal and on median 

 line of the back slightly crenate; soft dorsal and anal without scales. 



Color, greenish above, paler below; sides with a conspicuous bluish 

 black band. Type locality, Gorgona, Canal Zone. 



A more complete description of this species will appear in an account 

 of the Fishes of Panama, by Meek and Hildebrand, 



Zent, April 12 (30), 60 to 80 mm.; Parismina (5), 65 to 70 mm. 



