152 CALLICHTHYS. 



except a small portion of the belly, of a greenish 

 bro>vn. The pectoral fins sen*ated; mouth fleshy; 

 teeth, a single row; caudal fin nearly even; eyes 

 placed near the snout, dull brown ; intestines form 

 many flexures. It is of a uniform greenish brown 

 colour, and can exist in muddy holes without any 

 water whatever ; great numbers of them are some- 

 times dug up from these situations. They lay their 

 eggs on straws, which they gather together and cover 

 over ; they are watched by the parent until they 

 arrive at maturity ; I have seen many of them in 

 the trenches of the sugar estates; the adults are 

 taken at this time by putting a basket near the 

 nest, with which it is lifted out of the water. The 

 spawn is very large, considering the size of the 

 fish." 



D. 1/8— 2d D. with membrane— P. 1/6_A. 7— C. 12— 

 Branch. 3— Vert. 23_Cirrh. 2/2. 



The drawing of the second fish is marked, 

 " Caught at Curassarrakay 17th Dec. 1837-" Same 

 name in L. Geral, Tamoata; Macusi, Arawai. For- 

 mula of fins, &c. 

 D. 1/8— 2d D. 1, with a membrane— P. 1/6— V. 6— A. 7-- 

 C. 12— Branch. 3— Vert. 23. 



From the drawings, it is difficult to discover 

 whether the mailing of these fish have been smooth 

 or rough ; in this, the markings lead us to believe 

 that it has been rough, particularly on the head ; and 

 the first ray of the pectoral fin seems to have been 

 spined or serrated near the tip. The mouth of this 

 species is terminal, but the upper jaw projects and 



