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pale gra}^, others bluish or brownish gra}^ or wholly brown or black; 

 the lower part is whitish or pale or dull ash}'; the tins are uniform in 

 coloration or bordered with black." 



Proportional measurements of North Am.erican specimens of L. conger and of L. orhi(jni/am(s. 



Family ERYTHRINID.?^]. 



13. HOPLIAS MALABARICUS (Bloch). 

 TARARIRA. 



Esox malahnriCHii Bloch, Ausliind. Fische, 1794, Pt. 8, p. 149, jil. cccxcii, Tran- 



quebar. 

 Macrodon malaharicus, Eigenmann and Eigenmann, Proc. C'al. Ac Sci., 2n(l ser., 



November 8, 1889, II, pp. 101 and 102. 

 Hoplias malaharicus sen tareira, Gill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., XXVI, 1903, p. 1016. 



Our collection contains 2 specimens 16 and 18.5 inches in total 

 length, respectivel}', of this widely distributed species. Head 3.10 

 and 3.21 in length without caudal; depth 3.56 and 3.07; eye 9. IS and 

 10.06 in head; snout 4.80 and 4.53; maxillaiy 1.96 and 2.06; mandible 

 1.68 and 1.63; pectoral 1.94 and 1.95; ventral l.SO and 1.85; D. Hand 

 12, its longest ra\^ 2.22 and 1.91 in head; A. 9 and 10; scales 7-45-5 

 and 7-44-5. 



Family CHARAGINID.E. 



14. CURIMATUS GILBERT! Quoy and Gaimard. 

 PAPA-TERRA. 



Curimatus f/ilhevti Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, 1824, p. 219, pi. xlviii, iig. 

 1, Rio Macacu, Brazil. — Eigenmann and Eigenmann, Ann. N. Y. Ac. Sci., 

 IV, 1889, p. 16. 



Two specimens in our collection present the following characters: 

 Total length 6.87 and 7 inches; head 3.89 and 3.75 in length; depth 

 2.88 and 2.77; eye 8 in head, 2.52 and 2.42 in interorbital; snout 3.70 

 and 3.63; scales 6-36-5 and 6-37-5; D. 10; A. 8 and 10. 



There are several dusky spots along side and a larger spot on caudal 

 peduncle, showing through the scales. 



