Dec. 28, 1916. Fishes op Panama — Meek and Hildebrand. 269 



11. Anal fin long, with more than 40 rays ; body strongly compressed 

 anterior profile in adult deeply concave. {CharacincB) 



Rcehoides, p. 291. 



dddd. Premaxillary teeth anteriorly in 3 or 4 series, laterally in 2 or 3 



series; mandible with 2 series, the inner series composed of only 



2 conical teeth, placed a Httle behind the anterior teeth of outer 



series. (JBryconincB) Brycon, p. 293. 



ddddd. Premaxillary teeth in a single series; mandibular teeth in 2 



series; lateral line wanting. (PiabucinicB) Piabucina, p. 2gg. 



bb. Scales strongly pectinate; form slender; jaws much produced, 



beak-like; palatines with a few teeth. (Hydrocynints) 



Luciocharax, p. 302. 



aa. Caudal fin rounded; adipose fin wanting; palatines with teeth. 



{EryihrinincB) Hoplias, p. 303. 



16. Genus Curimatus Oken. 



Curimatus Oken, Isis, 181 7, 11 83 (type Salmo edentulus Bloch). 



Body elongate, robust, moderately compressed, abdomen behind 

 ventrals trenchant or not; mouth small, without lips; tongue short, 

 thick, adnate; teeth wanting; lateral line complete; adipose fin present; 

 ventrals inserted below dorsal. 



22. Curimatus magdalenae Steindachner. Savaleta. 



Curimatus magdalencB Steindachner, Denkschr. K. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 

 XXIX, 1878, 50 (Rio Magdalena); Steindachner, I.e., XLI, 1879, 

 167 (Rio Mamoni, Panama); Steindachner, I.e., XLI, 1880, 67 

 (Rio Cauca); Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., IV, 

 1889, 16 (name only); Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., XIV, 1 89 1, 47; Eigenmann, Science, N. S., XXII, July 7, 1905, 

 19; Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., XLVII, 1906, 

 332; Boulenger, Boll. Mus. Univ. Torino, No. 346, 1899, 2 (Laguna 

 della Pita, Darien); Regan, Biol. Cent. Amer., Pisces, 1908, 174; 

 Eigenmann, Repts. Princeton Univ. Exp. Patagonia, III, Pt. IV, 

 1910, 421. 

 Head 3 to 3.9; depth 2.6 to 3.2; D. 10 or 11; A. 9 or 10; scales in 



lateral Hne 37 to 40; 5^ or 6 rows between lateral line and base of 



anterior dorsal rays. 



Body elongate, moderately compressed; dorsal region somewhat 



elevated; preventral area convex; postventral area usually very slightly 



keeled; caudal peduncle compressed, its depth 1.85 to 2.2 in head; head 



rather low, its upper surface with a low median ridge, ending at a short 



