116 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1947 



Scientific name Common name Number 



Rauidae: 



Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog 2 



Rana clamitans Green frog 2 



Rana pipiens Leopard frog 10 



Rana sylvatica Wood frog 1 



FISHES 



Anahas testudineus Climbing perch 5 



Anoptichthys jordani Blind characin 12 



Barbus everetti Clown barb , 8 



Barbus pariipentazona Banded barb 20 



Brachydanio rerio Zebra danio 3 



Carassius aurattis Goldfish 10 



Channa asialica Snakehead fish 2 



Cichlasoma festivum Flag cichlid 1 



Corydoras aeneus Trinidad catfish 5 



Danio malaharicus Blue danio 2 



Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black tetra 4 



Helostoma temminckii Kissing gourami or gorami 2 



Hyphessorbrycon innesi Neon tetra 3 



Kryptopierus bicirrhis Glass catfish 1 



Lebistes reticulatus Guppy, 100 



Lepidosiren paradoxa South American lungfish 2 



Limis vittata Cuban limia 10 



Mollienisia sphenops Victory moll}'' 12 



Monocirrhus polyacanthus Leaf fish 1 



Otocinclus ajjinus Sucker catfish 6 



Plaiypoecilus Red moon 3 



Pristella riddlei Tetra 10 



Protopterus annedens African lungfish 2 



Pterophyllum scalar e Angel fish 1 



ARACHNIDS 



Eurypelma sp Tarantula 1 



INSECTS 



Blabera sp Giant cockroach 100 



SUMMARY 



Animals on hand July 1, 1946 2, 553 



Accessions during the year 1, 462 



Total number of animals in collection during the year 4, 015 



Removals for various reasons such as death, exchanges, return of animals 



on deposit, etc 1, 008 



In collection on June 30, 1947 3,007 



Among the important losses of the year were three emperor pen- 

 guins. Two of them had lived here for 5 j^ears and 11 months ; the last 



