SECRETARY'S REPORT 159 



OUTHOPTERA 



Family and common name Scientific name Number 

 Blattidae : 

 Tropical giant cockroach Blaberu8 giganteus Many 



MOLLUSKS 



PUI.MONATA 



PlanorWdao : 

 Pond snail Eelisoma trivolvis Many 



FISHES 

 NEOCEKATODONTOIDEI 



Lepiclosirenidae : 



South American luiigfish Lepidosiren paradoxa 1 



Protopteridae : 



African liingflsh Protopterus annectens 2 



OSTABIOPHYSOinEI 



Characidae : 



Metynnis Metynnis roosevelti 1 



Black tetra Oynmocoi-ymhus lernetsi 3 



Cymnotidae: 



African knifefish Sternarchella schotti 1 



Cyprinidae : 



Zebra fish Brachydanio r-erio 9 



Clown barb Barhua everetti 1 



Tiger barb Puntius partipentazona 8 



White Cloud Mountain fish Tnnichthys alhonuies 15 



CYPRINODONTOIDEI 



Poecillidae: 



Flag-tailed guppy LcUatea reticulatus 10 



Guppy LcMstes reticulatus 15 



Black mollle Mollienisia latipinna 2 



Platy, or moonfish Xiphopliorua maculatus 1 



PEKCOMOKPHOIDEI 



Anabaiitoldea : 



Climbing perch Anaiaa testudineus 3 



Cichlidae : 



Peacock cichlid Asironotus ocellatus 1 



Egyptian mouthbreeder Ilaplochromis multicolor 3 



Angelflsh Pterophyllutn eimekei 2 



"Jack Dempsey" fish Cichlasoma hiocellatum 35 



Jewelflsh TIemichromis hirnaculatus J 



HNANCES 



Funds for the operation of the National Zoological Park are appro- 

 priated annually under the District of Columbia Appropriation Act. 



The operation and maintenance appropriation for the fiscal year 1960 



totaled $1,165,200, -which was $211,400 more than for the fiscal year 



