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FISHES—Continued 
OSTARIOPHYSI—Ccontinued 
Scientific name Common name Number 
Cyprinidae: 
Brachydanto rerto__ ee Zebra danio-fish _.._. -_------ aseaees 14 
Barbus everett = 2. 55-28 Clown: barb... 2.3... See eee 1 
Tanichthys albonubes..-...---- White Cloud Mountain fish__._______- 6 
Electrophoridae: 
Electrophorus electricus__.-.---- Electric eel... 2220 25.2. ee 1 
Cobitidae: 
Acanthophthalmus semicinctus_... Kuhliiloach............2--.----2 2 1 
Doradidae: 
Acanthodoras spinosissimus___-- Talking catfish -...-.... ._ 2 hee 1 
Callichthyidae: 
Plecostomus plecostomus___----- Armored catfish _. .- »3inl eos SS eae 2 
Corydoras hastatus o.oo ae Corydoras... - 22. =. ....-- S35 eee 2 
Corydoras paleatus se saree et Corydoras scavenger catfish__.._.___-_- 1 
CYPRINODONTES 
Poeciliidae: 
Gambusia punctata____-------- ‘Blue gambusia- 20-2222. sea eee 2 
Mollienisia latipinna_--..----- Blackmolly22-2.22-20222s00see2 ee 3 
Debistes reticulatus 225-2222 Guppy sit -. 22225252 2. es 10 
Lebistes reticulatus.....-.----- Flag-tailed guppy____._..=.._- “22a 10 
Xtiphophorus maculatus_—_----- Platys:or moonfish.__ 2.22. 50s 23ee i 
LABYRINTHICI 
Anabantidae: 
Trichogaster trichopterus___-_-- -- Blue gourami- _...- 3... 2s Sees 1 
Anabas testudineus_.__...----- Climbing perch. :2.s.2:..222. ees + 
PERCOMORPHI 
Cichlidae: 
Haplochromis multicolor____---- Egyptian mouthbreeder-_-_...._..----- 1 
Tilapia sparrmant_- 2224282 Js Peacock cichlid._- = - 24 ss ee eae 3 
Pterophyllum eimeket__-.------ Angelfish: 222... 222222, 25 25552335 5 
PLECTOGNATHI 
Lepidosirenidae: 
Protopterus annectens__---.---- African: lungfish. - 223555222. 522 =. oe 1 
Lepidosiren paradoxa__-------- South American lungfish_-_._---_----- 1 
GIRAFFES 
During the past 20 years, the National Zoological Park has been 
very successful in breeding giraffes and gaur. A summary of both 
species 1s presented here, in order that it may be made a part of the 
permanent record. 
The first giraffes to come to the Zoo were a pair of Nubian giraffes 
obtained from the Game Department of the Sudan by Dr. William M. 
Mann on the Smithsonian Institution-Chrysler Expedition to East 
