ICHTHYOLOGY OF VENEZUELA — SCHULTZ 13 



names of fishes in volume 1, pp. 259-267. His descriptions under each 

 name indicate unfamiliarity with practically all the fishes discussed. 



The book by Eduardo Rohl (1942) devotes pages 353 to 413, 

 figures 172 to 230, to fishes. Although it is intended for popular use, 

 the author used a most antiquated scientific terminology, based in 

 large part on papers written over half a century ago. However, 

 Eohl's book has been a valuable source of common names of Vene- 

 zuelan fishes in spite of its other shortcomings from an ichthyological 

 standpoint. It contains numerous records of marine fishes for 

 Venezuelan waters found nowhere else. 



My own contributions on Venezuelan fishes began in 1943, based 

 on my collections made in 1942. In addition to these I have had at 

 my disposal other collections that have been included in this and in 

 previous reports. The first were a few specimens collected by Lyon 

 and Robinson at Macuto, Venezuela, August 1 and 2, 1900, and given 

 by them to the United States National Museum. Next, the Chicago 

 Natural History Museum kindly lent for report and study a small 

 collection made by Dr. W. H. Osgood in 1911 at Encontrados and 

 other localities in the Maracaibo Basin, along with specimens collected 

 in 1920 by Osgood and Conover. I also found in the national col- 

 lections a few specimens collected by Dr. Henri Pittier in 1923, and 

 by Dr. Arnoldo Gobaldon in 1935, probably in connection with the 

 work of the International Health Board. Other fresh-water fishes 

 from the vicinity of Caripito, collected by Dr. William Beebe in 1942, 

 were kindly lent for study and report. Dr. Beebe has published a 

 few papers on his Caripito expedition in Zoologica beginning in 1942. 

 Almost the only marine fishes from Venezuela that I have had for 

 study were those collected by the U. S. S. Niagara in the Gulf of 

 Venezuela during 1924-1925, through the efforts of Capt. P. P. 

 Blackburn, who sent them to the former U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 

 Later they were transferred to the National Museum through the 

 courtesy of Dr. S. F. Hildebrand, who had reported on the anchovies 

 from this collection in 1943. In addition I was able to obtain a few 

 marine fishes during my 1942 Venezuelan trip. 



The history of Venezuelan ichthyology may best be gained by a 

 glance at the section "Literature Containing References to Venezuelan 

 Fishes" at the end of this paper. 



GLOSSARY OF VENEZUELAN LOCALITIES MENTIONED IN THIS 



REPORT* 



Altagracia: Town at mouth of Maracaibo Strait. 



Amuay, Bahfa de: Bay in Gulf of Venezuela. 



Asfdlto, Lago (or Pitch Lake) : Asphalt lake near Guenoco, east of Caripito. 



Barcelona: Town in northeastern corner of Estado de Anzodtegui. 



• A map of the Maracaibo Basin was included in each of my previous reports on Venezuelan fishes (Schultz, 

 1944a, p. 175; 1944f, p. 367). 



