138 Field Columbian Museum — -Zoology, Vol. V. 



Head 4^; depth 3^2 to 4; D. 14 to 16; A. 12; scales 18-55. Body 

 rather elongate, not much compressed, back not much elevated; inter- 

 orbital space slightly convex, its width 2 in head; snout 3^ in head; 

 diameter of eye 3 ; origin of dorsal in advance of anal midway between 

 tip of caudal and tip of snout ; distance from origin of dorsal to base of 

 caudal if in its distance to tip of snout; fins rather large; pectorals 

 \% in head; ventrals 2; caudal fins slightly emarginate; caudal pe- 

 duncle slender, its least depth 2 in head. 



Color brownish above, the posterior portion of each scale darker, 

 giving a finely speckled appearance; a narrow blackish lateral band 

 extending from above the opercle nearly to base of caudal, the pos- 

 terior portion of the band more distinctly defined posteriorly ; beneath 

 this band the body is mostly straw color with a variable number of 

 small brown specks; dorsal dusky, with a submarginal line of black, 

 the margin plain; base of caudal fin dotted with several transverse 

 rows of dark dots and usually a clearly defined narrow black sub- 

 marginal band, the tips plain; anal with a central short black bar; 

 ventrals usually plain, sometimes with black tips. I take pleasure 

 in naming this fish for Mr. E. A. White, of the city of Mexico, in recog- 

 nition of many favors received through his courtesy. 



128. Qoodea toweri sp. no v. 



Type, No. 4519, F. C. M., 2.7,8 inches in length; Rio Verde, San 



Luis Potosi. 

 Upper tributaries of the Rio Panuco. (Rio Verde.) 



Fig. 41. Goodea toweri Meek. 



Head 4; depth 3^; D. 11; A. 13; scales 15-45- Body elongate, 

 moderately compressed, back little elevated; head rather small; inter- 

 orbital flat, 2 in head; snout 4 in head; mouth rather small; the an- 

 terior series of teeth bicuspid ; eye 3 in head ; origin of dorsal fin behind 

 ventrals, midway between tip of caudal and middle of opercle; the 

 distance from origin of dorsal to base of caudal 2 fo in its distance to 

 tip of snout; fins small; pectoral if in head; ventrals 2; the dorsal 



