American Cichlld Genus Ciclilosoma. 321 



of the body with blue spots ; vertical fins dusky, often with 

 clear spots. 



Guatemala ; Southern Mexico. 



1. (108 mm.) Upo of tlie Lake Yzabal. (). Salvin, Esq. 



species. 



2. (95 mm.) R. Motagua. 0. Sahin, Esq. 

 ?>. (44 mm.) Mexico. M. Salle. 



4. (126 mm.) II. de Sarabia. Dr. A. C. Buller. 



5. (92 mm.) San Domingo de Dr. A. C. Buller. 



Guzman. 

 6-9. (83-1 ly mm.) INIotzorongo. Dr. II. Gadow. 



10-11. (80 and 109 mm.) K. Tonto. Dr. II. Gadow. 



44. Clchlosoma ajjine. 



llcros (tffinis, Guntli. Cat. Fish. iv. p. 292 (18(32), and Trans. Zool. Soc. 

 \i. JS09, p. 4oo, pi. Ixxix. tig. 1 ; Jord. & Everm. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 xlvii. 1898, p. 1529; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1903, 

 p. 241 (1901). 



Deptli of body about 2\ in the length, length of head 

 23-.2|. Snout longer than postorbital part of head. Dia- 

 meter of eye 3:^-3§ in the length of liead, interorbital width 

 3i-3|. Depth of prseorbital 1-11 the diameter of eye. 

 INIaxillary not exteudiug to the vertical from anterior margin 

 of eye ; prsera axillary processes not extending to above the 

 eye; lower jaw projecting; fold of the lower lip continuous 

 or not; cheek with 4 or 5 series of scales; 11 or 12 gill- 

 rakers on the lower part of anterior arch. Scales 27-29 j-^> 

 2 between lateral line and base of anterior rays of soft dorsal. 

 Doisal XVI-XVII 8-9, commencing above the opercular 

 cleft, the spines subequal from the fifth, the last nearly l the 

 length of head ; the soft fin, when laid back, extending to 

 anterior \ of caudal. Anal VIII-IX 7-8. Pectoral as long 

 as the head, extending to first soft ray of anal ; ventral 

 extending beyond origiu of anal. Caudal slightly emarginate, 

 with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle a little deeper than long. 

 Olivaceous, with 6 dark cross-bars, the third bearing a large 

 blackish blotch on the lateral line ; subopereulum usually 

 blackish ; blue spots on the head and anterior part of body ; 

 fins, except the pectoral, dusky, the unpaired ones with light 

 bluish spots enclosed in dark rings. 



Guatemala; British Honduras. 



1-4. (98-130 mm.) types Lake Peten. 0. Salvin, Esq. 



of the species. 



45. Clchlosoma callolepis. 



Jlcros caUolepis, Began, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) xiii. 1904, p. 258 ; 

 Pellegr. M6m. Soc. Zool. Fiance, xvi. 1903, p. 238 (1904). 



Depth of body about 2g in the length, length of head 3. 



