ICHTHYOLOGY OF VENEZUELA — SCHULTZ 



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% diameter of pupil; rear margin of pupil about in middle of length 

 of head; pelvic fin insertions a little closer to upper angle of pectoral 

 fin base than to anal origin; anal origin equidistant between midbase of 

 caudal fin and the second third of length of opercle; first dorsal origin 

 conspicuously a little in front of a line through anal origin; second 

 dorsal origin about over base of sixth from last anal fin ray; pelvic 

 fins short usually reaching a trifle over halfway to anal origin; the 

 anus is located nearly equidistant between anal origin and pelvic 

 bases, but much closer to pelvic bases in the smaller ones; the body 

 cavity extends only a trifle past anal opening; the ascending premaxil- 

 lary processes are long, slender, with narrow bases, not triangular in 

 shape; pectoral fins pointed, reaching a short distance past pelvic 

 bases; interorbital space a Uttle convex, belly rounded; posterior 

 margins of scales entire; silvery lateral band present, wider than pupil 

 anteriorly, but constricted a httle on caudal peduncle where it is not 

 quite as wide as pupil; least depth of caudal peduncle 2K to 2% in its 

 length; lower jaw a little shorter than upper, slightly included; 

 teeth minute in both jaws in a narrow villiform band. 



Figure U.—Adenops analis Schultz: Holotype (U.S.N.M. No. 121824), 59 mm. in standard 

 length. Drawn by Mrs. Aime M. Awl. 



The following counts were made, respectively: Dorsal rays, IV-I, 

 i, 8; V-I, i, 7; and IV-I, i, 7. Anal rays I, i, 14; I, i, 14; and I, i, 14. 

 Pelvics always I, 5. Pectoral rays, i, 12-i,12 ; and i, 12. Branched cau- 

 dal rays 15; 15; 15. Scales above lateral line to first dorsal origin 3^; 

 3K; 3K; and below lateral Une to anal origin 2)^; 2)^; and 2K. Scales 

 in the lateral Hne 44; 44; 44. Scales in front of first dorsal to rear of 

 pigmented area over brain 20; 21; 20. Scales between anal origin 

 and anus 4; 4; 4. Scales between dorsal bases of dorsal fins 7; 7; 6. 

 Zigzag scales around least depth of caudal peduncle 12; 12; and 12. 

 Gill rakers on first gill arch 4 + 1 + 14; — ; and 2 + 1 + 13. Addi- 

 tional counts will be found in table 16. 



Coloration. — In alcohol, straw-colored with silvery lateral band, 

 bordered above by a narrow dark streak, wider anteriorly; middorsal 

 line with a prominent row of black pigment spots or cells; each scale 



