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Distance of dorsal fin from tip of snout 2f in the 

 length; the dorsal fin much higher than long; mem- 

 brane of all the fins exceedingly thin. Dorsal fin in- 

 serted behind the last ventral ray; the ventral fins reach 

 about to the anal fin. 



Pectoral spine stout, curved, its inner margin serrate, 

 its outer surface with numerous small spines. 



Light brown; about 6 dark bars across the back; one 

 across the occiput and another across the eyes; dorsal 

 rays spotted with dark; base of caudal blackish, its rays 

 spotted; anal fin plain; pectorals and ventrals with dusky 

 tips. 



Head 3J; D. 8; A. 6; V. I, 5; P. I, 6; Lat. 1. 27. 



Two specimens .10-. 12 m. (to base of caudal). W. 

 James. 



Manacapuru; Hyavary. 



LXIII. LORICARIA. 



Loricaria Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. x. 



>Loricaria Bleeker, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. i, 80, 

 1863 (dura= cataphracta) . 



<Loricaria Gtinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus. v. 



>Sturisoma Swainson, Fishes, Amph. & Reptiles, ii, 

 1839 (rostrata). 



>Hemiodon Kner, Panzerwelse, 89, 1853 (sp.) 



>Hemiodon Bleeker, 1. c. 82 (depressus). 



>Loricariickthys id. 1. c. 80 (maculatux). 



>Pseudoloricaria id. 1. c. 80 (Icwiuscula). 



>Parahemiodon id. 1. c. 80 (typus). 



>Hemiloricaria id. 1. c. 81 (caracasensis). 



>Pseudohemiodon id. 1. c. 81 (platycephalus). 



>Rineloricaria id. 1. c. 81 (lima). 



>0xyloricaria id. 1. c. 81 (barbata). 



Type: Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus. 



