ICHTHYOLOGY OF VENEZUELA — SCHULTZ 191 



HYPOCUNEMUS MENTAUS (Gunther) 



Solea mentalis Gunther, Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum, vol. 4, 

 p. 475, 1862 (Rio Capim, Pard). 



The following collection was made by Dr. F. F, Bond. 



Six specimens, 47.5 to 123 mm., from Rfo Apure at San Fernando de Apure, 

 November 11, 1938. 



These specimens have the following number of fin rays: Dorsal, 

 53 in two and one count each for 56, 57, 58 and 59; anal, one count 

 each for 41, 42, 43, two for 44, and one for 45; pectoral, one count 

 each for 2 and 4 and four for 3; pelvics, two counts for 4 and ten for 

 5 rays. 



Genus ACHIRUS Lacepede 



Achirus LacepJ:de, Histoire naturelle des poissons, vol. 4, p. 658, 1802, (Geno- 

 type, Pleuronectes achirus Linnaeus.) 



ACHIRUS ACmRUS MACUUPENNIS (Agassiz) 



Sole; Carnada de San Pedro; Lengtjado o sol 



Monochir maculipennis Agassiz, in Spix and Agassiz, Selecta genera et species 

 piscium . . . Brasiliam . . ., p. 88, pi. 49, pi. D, 1831 (Atlantic Ocean, 

 Brazil). 



? Achirus li?ieatus Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 390, fig. 199, 1942 

 (coast of Venezuela). 



One specimen, 375 mm. in standard length, from Laguna de Tacarigua, Estado 

 de Miranda, F. F. Bond, February 3, 1939. 



U.S.N.M. No. 121815, a specimen, 48 mm. in standard length, from Lago de 

 Maracaibo at Maracaibo Yacht Club, Maracaibo, March 5, 1942. 



The above-listed specimens have dorsal rays 54 and 54; anal rays 

 43 and 41; the pelvics 5-5 and 5-5; median fins with roundish dark 

 brown spots. 



Genus TRINECTES Rafinesque 



Trinectes Rafinesque, Atlantic journal and friend of knowledge, vol. 1, p. 20, 

 1832. (Genotype, Trinectes scabra Rafinesque =ylc/iirus fasciatus Lacepede.) 

 (Ref. copied.) 



TRINECTES MACULATUS BROWNH (Gunther) 



Lenguado 



Solea brownii Gitnther, Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum, vol. 4, 

 p. 477, 1862 (New Orleans; Texas). 



The following collections I am referring to this subspecies mostly 

 on the basis of Chabanaud's work (Bull. Inst. Oceanogr., No. 661, 

 pp. 1-24, figs. 1-11, 1935). 



U.S.N.M. No. 121810, 7 specimens, 18 to 94 mm., from Lago de Maracaibo at 

 Maracaibo Yacht Club, May 16, 1942. 



U.S.N.M. No. 121811, a specimen, 79 mm., Lago de Maracaibo, 7 km. south of 

 Maracaibo, March 6, 1942. 



2 specimens, 25 and 29 mm., from salt-water lagoon on coast, 5 km. west of 

 Cumand, F. F. Bond, March 25, 1939. 



