Dec. 28, 1916. Fishes of Panama — Meek and Hildebrand. 309 



in lower jaw; frontal and parietal fontanels present; caudal peduncle 

 round or compressed, without caudal fin; scales small, cycloid; lateral 

 line complete; origin of anal in pectoral region; posterior air bladder 

 conic. Size moderate or rather large. 



59. Sternopygus dariensis sp. nov. 



Type No. 8949, F. M. N. H.; length 300 mm.; Marrigante, Rio 

 Tuyra, Panama. 



Head 5.95 to 7.7 in length to end of anal; depth 6,65 to 7.8; A. 256 

 to 292. 



Body elongate, more or less eel-shaped, compressed; head small, 

 its upper profile usually slightly concave; snout rather slender, not 

 much deeper than wide, its length 2.2 to 3 in head; eye small, with a free 

 orbital margin, 3.1 to 7.25 in snout; interorbital 4.85 to 6.66 in head; 

 mouth moderate, the gape i caching about half way to eye; upper jaw 

 a little in advance of the lower, the latter included at sides; teeth in 

 the jaws villiform, those of the upper jaw separated into two patches 

 by a median line; gill-slit scarcely as long as snout; vent 3 or 4 times 

 diameter of eye behind vertical from posterior margin of orbit; 

 caudal peduncle varying in length, from notably shorter than head 

 to a little longer than head, rather robust, compressed; lateral line 

 complete, following the outline of the back; scales very small, cycloid; 

 origin of anal below or a little behind base of pectorals, the longest 

 rays a Httle shorter than snout; pectoral fins small, 2.1 to 2.75 in 

 head. 



Color grayish brown, the back slightly darker than the rest of body; 

 sides with numerous dusky punctulations. Fins unmarked. 



This species is represented by 25 specimens, ranging from 124 to 

 810 mm. in length. All were taken below the head of tide water at 

 Marrigante on the Rio Tuyra. We have designated as the type a 

 specimen 300 mm. in length. 



This species differs from 5. tnacrurus, its nearest relative, in the 

 slightly concave profile of head, more slender snout, smaller eye, nar- 

 rower interorbital, in the shorter and much heavier tail, and in the 

 slightly more posterior position of the vent. 



35. Genus Hypopomus Gill. 



Hypopomus Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1864, 152 (type Rham- 



phichihys mulleri Kaup). 

 Brachyrhamphichthys Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., VIII, 1870, 6 



(type Rhamphichihys artedi Kaup). 



