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Order W. GYMNONOTI 



Family 8S. GYMNOTIDiE 



Genus 268. GYMNOTUS Linnaeus. 



Gymnotus Linnieu-s, Syst. Xat., Ed. X, 175S, 246 (G. carapo L.). 

 Carapus Rafinesque, Indice, 37, 1810, 57 {Gymnotus acus Linnaeus, prior 



to Fierasfer Ciivier, not Carapus Cu\\ev = Giton Kaup). 

 Carapus Miiller and Troschel, Horse Zool., Ill, 1849, 13 {Gymnotus 



fasciatus Fa.\las = Gymnotus carapo L.). 



705. Gymnotus carapo Linnaus. 



Carapo Marcgrave, Hist. Pise. Brasil., 1648, 170, Brazil. 

 Gymnotus carapo Linnseus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, 1758, 246. 

 Gymnotus fasciatus Pallas, Spic. Zool., VII, 1769, 35, fresh waters of 



America; anal rays about 180. 

 Gymnotus albus Pallas, loc. cit., 36, Surinam. 

 Gymnotus putaol Lac(?pede. Hist. Nat. Poiss., II, 1801, 176, Brazil. 



Genus 269. APTERONOTUS Lacepede. 



Aptcronotas Lace|;edo, Hist. Xat. Poiss., II, 1800, 208 (.4. passan 

 h!icepede = Gymnotus albifrons L.). 



Sternarchus Schneider, Syst. Ichth., Bloch, 1801, 497 {Gymnotus albi- 

 frons L.). 



Memarchus Kaup in Duni^ril, Ichth. Anal., 1856, 201 {Gymnotus albi- 

 frons L.). 



706. Apteronotus rostratus (Meek and Hildebrand). 



Streams of Panama, in Atlantic drainage, and of Colombia (Rio Cauca). 

 SteTiarchus rostratus Meek and Hildetirand, Field Mus. Nat. Hi.st., 

 Zool., X, 101.3, S5, Rio CJraiide near Cana, Panama. 



Genus 270. STERNOPYGUS Miiller and Troschel. 



Sternopygns Mullcr and Troschel, Hora- Zool., Ill, 1849, 13 {Gymnotus 



macrurus Bloch and Schneider). 

 Carapus Cuvier, lUgne .\niin., Ed. I, 1817, 237 {Gymnotus macrourus 



Bloch and Schneider); not Carapus Rafinescjue, 1810. 

 Carapo Oken, Isis, 1S17, 11S3; after Cuvier. 

 Giton Kaup, in Dum(5ril, Ichth. .\nal., 1856, 201 {Gymnotus fasciatus 



Pallas). 



707. Sternopygns dariensis Meek and Hildebrand. 



Streams (jf Panama, .\tlantic slope. 



Sternopygus tlariensis Meek and Hildebrand, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 Zool., X, 1916, 309, Rio Tiiyra at Marrigante. 



Genus 271. HYPOPOMUS Gill. 



Ilypopomus dill. IVoc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XVI, 1S64, 152 (Rhnm- 



phichthys mullcri Kaup). 

 Brachyrhamphirhlhys Ciiinther, Cat., VIII, 1890, 6 {Rhamphichlhys 



artcili Kaup I. 



708. Hypopomus brevirostris (Steindaciuicr). 



Panama, on both slopes to Brazil and Rio de la Plata. 



Rhamphichthys brcrirostris Steindachner, Sitzungsb., .\kad. Wiss. Wien, 



LN'III, 18(18, 254, fig. 2, CJarapore, .\mazon, j.t Santarem. 

 Jfypo/iotnus occidcntnlis Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., XIV, 1914, (8), 



32, Condoto River, ("oionibia. 



Genus 272. EIGENMANNIA Jordan and Evermann. 



Cryptops lOigcnmann, .Vnn. N. V. Acad. Sci., VII, 1894, 626 {Sternopygus 



humbotflti Steindachner); name [)reoccupied. 

 Eigenmannia .Jordan and Evermann, Fish. North and Mid. Amer., 

 1896, 341 (Sternopygus humboldti Steindachner = »S<ernarc/ius virescens 

 Vaiencieiuies). 



709. Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes), 



Brazil, n(jrth in Atlantic drainage to Panama. 



Sternarchus virescens Valenciennes, D'Orbigny Voyage, V, 1847, 11. 

 Sternopygus lineatas Miiller and Troschel, Schomburgk's Reise, III, 

 _ 1848, 640, British Guiana. 

 Sternopygus tuniifrons .Miiller and Tro.schcl, Hone Zool., Ill, 1849, 14. 

 Strrnoj}i/gus humtxddti Steindachner, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. VVien, 

 1878, 55, Rio Magdalona. 



