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width of their margin 6 in the length of the head; dorsal and ventral 

 outlines about equally arched". 



Origin of dorsal about equidistant from tip of snout and middle of 

 adipose; highest dorsal ray about equal to length of head in front of 

 upper angle of gill opening, its margin obliquely truncate, the longest 

 ray scarcely projecting beyond tip of last ray; origin of ventrals l)elow 

 seventh to ninth dorsal ray, their tips one or two scales fron^ anus; 

 tips of pectorals about 6 scales from ventrals. 



A dark stripe from tip of snout along lateral line to end of middle 

 caudal rays, another between first and second scale below dorsal from 

 occiput to adipose dorsal; a silvery band below the lateral band; a 

 dusky spot or tw^o in front of the dorsal; back with faint cross shades. 



Anostomus borellii Boulenger. 



Anostontus borclUi Boulexger, Boll. Miis. Univ. Torino., XV, 1900 (Carandasinlio, 



near Corumba). 

 Anostomus fasciatus Eigenmann and Kennedy, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1903, 



p. 512 (Eio Paraguay and Estancia la Armonia). Not of Spix. 



Cat. No. 1632, U.S.N.M., 6 specimens, about 125 mm. to end of 

 lateral line, Paraguay, Page collection. 



These specimens differ from the tj-pe of ^1. hordlil in having 9 or 

 1(> anal ra3's instead of 8. 

 Anostomus isognathus Kner. 



No. 2105. One specimen, Paraguay. 

 Schizodon fasciatus Spix. 



No. 34687. One specimen. Para, Brazil, presented by J. C Brevoort. 



No. 44834. One specimen, Bolivia, Gibl^on collection. 

 Leporinus trifasciatus Steindachner. 



No. 4942. One specimen. Uruguay River at Saltro, September 17, 

 1860, Page collection. 



No. 1629. One specimen, Paraguay, Page collection. 

 Leporinus frederici Bloch. 



No. 1628. One specimen, Paraguay, Page collection. 

 Leporinus reinhardti Liitken. 



No. 44958, probably one of the types, Lagoa Santa, Brazil. 

 Leporinus meg-alepis Giinther. 



No. 44951, One specimen (one of the types of L. riKircgravli)^ Rio 

 das Velhas, Brazil. 

 ? Leporinus myuscorum. Steindachner. 



No. 1656. Three specimens, Tiuando, Colombia, Michlerand Schott 

 collection. 



D. 12, 12, 13; A. 10: lat. line 39, 40, 41. 

 Leporinus striatus Kner. 



No. 34660. One specimen, presented by A . C. Brevoort (?). 



No. 1657. Two specimens, Truando, Colombia, collected by A. 

 Schott. 



