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little longer than head, less opercle; anal emarginate, itf? highest ray 

 probabh'^ not reaching caudal; ventrals not reaching vent, pectorals 



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Fig. 1. — CURIMATUS BREVIPES. 



not to ventrals. Brassy, darker above. No delinite spots, distal part 

 of dorsal and a line between every two of the last seven rays, dotted; 

 distal part of anal dotted. 

 Curimatus leuciscus boliviae Eig-enmann and Ogle, ne-w subspecies. 



Tyj>e. — Cat. No. 4483;^, U.8.N.M. One specimen 1>5 mm. to base of 

 caudal, Bolivia, Gibbon collection. 



This variety differs from the typical species in having but 57 scales 

 in the lateral line instead of 60-64, in the absence of a dusky spot at 

 the tip of the occipital process, and by the presence of a dark spot on 

 the seventh dorsal membrane, some distance from its base. 

 Curimatus knerii Steindachner. 



No. 34697. Probabl}^ from Para, Brazil, presented ))_y J, C. Bre- 

 voort. 

 Anodus latior Spix. 



No. 44836. One specimen, Bolivia, Gibbon collection. 

 Elopomorphus elongatus (Spix). 



No. 5926. One specimen (type of J^. jordani)^ Bolivia, Gibbon 

 collection. 

 Hemiodus othonops Eig-enmann and Kennedy. 



No. 2103. One specimen, Paraguay, Page collection. 

 Rhytiodus microlepis Kner. 



No. 5876. One specimen. Bolivia, Gibbon collection. 

 Distichodus fasciolatus Boulenger. 



No. 44815. One specimen, Congo, Africa, collected by J. H. Camp. 

 ? Distichodus brevipinnis Giinther. 



No. 52096. One specimen, Nile-Atbara Junction, Sen ff -Expedition 

 collection, collected by Bashford Dean. 



Head 4^; depth 2t; eye 5; D. 2U; A. 15; scales 16-90-14. Lower 

 jaw with about 20 teeth. Distance between dorsals more than twice 



