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fourth on middle of predorsal region, fifth just before dorsal, sixth 

 vertically across dorsal so that its posterior margin is even with last 

 ray and then down till behind ventral, seventh on postdorsal region 

 anteriorly, eighth on postdorsal region posteriorly till down just in 

 front of anal, ninth behind adipose fin and continued transversely 



Fig. 20. — Leporinus holostidus Cope. 



across anal, and tenth at base of caudal. Fins otherwise all more or 

 less unmarked, except posterior margin of caudal which is dusky. 

 Iris brownish. Length 4f inches (caudal damaged). T}^e. The 

 other example shows the depth as 3^. 



ABRAMITES gen.'nov. 

 Type Leporinus hypselonotus Giinther. 

 Closely related to Leporinus Agassiz, but distinguished by the larger 

 anal basis. 



{Ahramites, from Ahramis, Bresma and Prasmus, old names applied 

 to Brama hrama or the common European bream. The reference is to 

 the superficial appearance.) 



Abramites hypselonotus (Gunther). 



Leporinus hypselonotus Cope, Proc. Amer. Philos. Sec. Pbila., XVII, 18 

 (May 17 1878), p. 690. Permaan Amazon. Pre " ' '^ 



1877. 



Head 3f ; depth 2f ; D. iii, 10; A. iii, 12, i; scales 34 in lateral fine to 

 base of caudal, and 4 more on latter; snout 3{ in head from tip of upper 

 jaw; eye 3; interorbital space 2f. Length 2|| inches. 



Dr. Giinther's excellent figure largely agrees, though my example 



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