Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 1521 



filament ; distance between vent and root of ventrals \ length of head. 

 Teeth in jaAvs small, cardiform, forming a band, those of outer series some- 

 what larger than others ; fold of lower lip interrui)tetl in middle ; scales 

 on cheek in 3 or 4 series ; scales on opercles large. Greenish olive, with an 

 indistinct blackish band running from orbit to a large black spot on mid- 

 dle of side; dorsal fin with numerous round whitish spots. Length .5| 

 inches. Lake Nicaragua. (Giinther.) (?oh<7»s, long; wian«s, hand.) 



Heros longimaniis, Gunther, Fish. Contr. Atu., 453, pi. 72, flg. 2, 1869, Lake Nicaragua. 

 (Coll. Capt. Dow.) 



1912. CIt'HLASOMA BIFASCIATCM (Steind.acliner). 



Head 3^; depth 2^. D. XVII, 13; A. VI, 9; scales 35-20. Body oval, 

 moderately compressed, the back regularly arched ; head bluntish ; eye 

 5 in head; 5 or 6 rows of scales on cheeks; preorbital broad, nearly 

 twice eye; mouth small, upper lip thickish; lower thin, disappearing 

 anteriorly ; teeth rather strong ; ventrals pointed, 4^ in length ; pectoral 4 ; 

 doi'sal spines rather strong; soft dorsal and anal pointed; caudalrounded. 

 Color reddish yellow; naked parts of head violet blue; 2 broad black 

 longitudinal bands along sides of body, the upper ending at last ray of 

 soft dorsal, the lower running from angle of opercle to base of caudal, 

 the upper band broadest; ventrals yellowish gray, other fins dark brown 

 with round dark-blue spots on the membranes of the soft rays. Length 

 9i inches. Mexico. (Steindachner.) (&i/flsciatHS, two-banded.) 

 Heros bifasciatus, Steindachner, Chromiden Mejicos, 4, 1864, Mexico. 



1913. CICHLASOMA HELLERI (Steindachner). 



Head 3; depth 2; eye 3+ in head. D. XIV to XVI, 10 to 12; A. VI to 

 VIII, 8 or 9; scales 5-31 or 32-14. Body short and deep, compressed, the 

 back elevated, the snout sharp and low, the profile depressed before eye; 

 4 or 5 rows of scales on cheeks. Outer teeth long and slender, pectoral 

 long, reaching sixth anal sy)iue, about as long as head; ventral longer 

 than head, reaching last anal spine; spines high; soft dorsal and anal 

 pointed; caudal lunate. Color brownish, with 5 or 6 faint cross bauds; 

 on the upper half of the tbird cross baud a large jet-black blotch where 

 it crosses a dark lengthwise stripe from upper edge of gill opening to base 

 of caudal; a round dark Idotch on subojiercle; cheeks usually with large 

 blue points; dorsal and anal with dark-blue spots; caudal brownish, 

 unspotted, but with dark specks; a narrow dark cross band at base of 

 caudal. Length 5A inches. Rio Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico. (Steindachner.) 

 (Named for its discoverer, Prof. Karl Heller.) 



Heros helleri, Steindachner, Chromiden Mejico-s, 8, 1864, Rio Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico. 

 1914. CICHLASOMA BALTEATUM (Gill & Braiisford). 



Depth rather more than 2i. D. XVIII, 10; A. VII, 7. Head abbreviated 

 and snout convex above and almost subtruncated in front; caudal jiedun- 

 cle little higher than long, and gradually diminishing to tail; length of 

 snout 2i times in that of head ; interorbital area flat; preoperculum mostly 



