134 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1963 



OSTARIOPHYSOIDEI 

 Family and common name Scientiflo name Number 



Characidae : 



Piranha Serrasalmus niger 1 



Metynnis Metynnis maculatua 1 



Black tetra Qymnoccrymbus ternetzi 1 



Cyprinidae : 



Zebra danio Brachydanio rerio 4 



Tiger barb Barbus partipentazona 1 



White cloud mountain fish Tanichthys albonuies 1 



Electrophoridae : 



Electric eel Electrophorua electrictia 8 



CYPRINODONTOIDEI 



Poeciliidae : 



Flag-tailed guppy Lehistes rcticulatus 10 



Guppy LeHstes rcticulatus 15 



Black moUie Mollienesia latipinna 1 



Platy, or moonfish Xiphophorus maculatus 5 



PERCOMORPHOIDEI 



Anabantidae : 



Climbing i)erch Anahas testudineus 3 



Kissing gourami Helistotna temmincki 1 



Centra rchidae : 



Common bluegill Lepomis macrochirua 1 



Cichlidae : 



Peacock cichlid Astronotua ocellaiua 1 



Egyptian mouthbreeder Haplochromia multicolor 1 



African mouthbreeder Pelmatochromia heUadorsalis 1 



Angelfish Pterophyllum eimekei 1 



Jack Dempsey fish Cichlasoma biocellatum 3 



Gobiidae : 



Bumblebee fish Bracliygobius doriae 1 



Locariidae : 



South American catfish Plecostomua plecostomus 2 



ARTHROPODS 



DECAPODA 



Cenobitidae : 



Land hermit crab GocnoUta clypeatua 23 



ARANEIDA 



Theridiidae : 



Black-widow spider Latrodcctus mactans 1 



Aviculariidae : 



Tarantula Eurypelma sp 3 



ORTHOPTERA 



Blattidae : 

 Tropical giant cockroach Blaherus giganteua 50 



MOLLUSKS 



PULMONATA 



Planorbidae : 



Pond snail Helisoma trivolvis 30 



