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il li'SH til : 

 ri'y;iilill '• 

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 •iiil; Imij 

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 not iilijc- 1. 

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 t I'Vcl'V wii' ; 



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 lia\r till' 111 



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 II iiiwi-r il 

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17 Nfjtropis joidani l-uriiiiiaiiii A I j^'imihmiiii. 



ynon/iii- iilhiiilii- I.. A 1... .\iii. Nat., I'rl"., \'*'.yi: iiiil .\. (i/'i/"/(/« .liiiilaii \. iininilopt. 



\ >iii'jl'- -4111 liiiii'ii, Tii mill. Iiiii'i, iil'l liiMil ;il Mciiii iiir Hat. riii'» spt-i kh is imunI cln.m'ly 



II lalicj to \'. iiKiiiiliihis ami N. Iiiliniilini, in riiliir it ililli'l's .■~I iikiii:;i,v liniii llir lattiT, ajiri'i'- 

 iiu in llii' ii'S|MMt Willi nut' III 'iiiH. I'si'i'ii* that il lir\> a cainlal -imt ami i> li'-s |iiiiriisi|y 

 -i|i >l ii'il. I'.'ii' l.iliM.il 1 1 11 1 11 111 ii'i li'>S iiiiiplit" til ri il If'i r ill ;ii\. an I ln-ttrrili'V rli>lii'il 111. ill 

 ill iiiiir„l,il„,. Ilc.i.i. I: i|i|illi. 1 ; l». |i ; A. > : s.alo, I-.;.'.-! : l.-i >ialr-i hi'l'iiii- till' ilni's.il; 



III til, I 1,1.-'. IvMi ill' llir II- 'I II iiililv li.inki il, I 111- I u 1. iitl'is w iili 11,11 low im|i>i It'll HI iinl- 

 iiiy -111 I Ian • . Till' tii'l II on till' 11'.: lit siilc .ni- 1'\ iilnii iy aliiiniiiial. In iiii; .ii raimi'il in tliiri' inw -. 

 |-'.liiiii.!:itr I iiiii|iri'ss('il, imiir >li' iili'i' llian ln-li rnli ihk. Ilrail iiiiiili as in In limli jiin, Irss rmiv i'.\ 

 aliiivi'. .laws <'i|ii,il: miiiitli iilili<{iii' . t lir |>i<'iiiaMliai \ nil tin' Ir^i-I or lnwi r iiiaruin nt'llie 

 |iii|>il. .Maxillary rNtiinlini: tn anli'iim' niar'.:iii nl' mliit. .'snout |>iiiiiii'i|, not ilcriirviil. 

 I\vi> o'l in lir.'iil. \\ in iiili'i m liilal. I'iii.s all small : i>ri;;iii nl' the ilinsal ii\ ir \ I'litial, rijiiiilis- 

 laiit lioiii li:i~i' lit' iiiiililli' laiiilai lav ^ ami iiai'i s. |ii^|ii'>l ra\ I'Nii'iiiliii;; :i littli- past I'liil nl' tlio 

 l.i~l I .i\ « Inn I 111' till il ili'|>iiss,.(|. i'i|ii;i| In I nail lis> snoiil : anal similar In ilnlsal, its liiL;lii'sf, 

 ia\ ri|il.il III ■•limit .iml i'\i': vi'iili.il i'|ii:il to liii^liisl .'ilial la\ ; |ii'i'torills Inliiji'r, ri|ilal In lirail 

 li'ss n|M'l ill'. S' all's I'lnsrlv ilii liriu.l I I'll . till' I \|insi'il i'il;;i'S Hllli- lli^clirr lll.lll Innj;. I.atiial 

 lilir ilci lir\ III. till' I II 111 s ili'\ i'ln|ii-.| nil li'ss lliail !0 sia 'is i sollir I if I linsi' ill' I In- mil 111 It' nl' till' 

 linily ,111 ii'iiioMil ). (ii'iiri.il rnlni -ihi'iy.tin ilisfiiirt liiaikiim.-. Nilitr.il siiilari) riitiii'ly 

 vvliitn. a |i|iiiiilii'ims lalrral lianil ovrrlaiil with silvrrs. A I'ark \i'rti'hral liiii' t'rniii nrripnt 

 111 ramlal. .'siili'N with a I'l-w ilark specks, liiir-al Hiirl'iici' iiiori' ili-nscly spcckcil, the iiiar^riiis 

 nl' III!' scales il.'ii ki r, 



18. Notropisheterolepis Kijienmaiin A- Ilijii'iiiiiann, .\ spccinii'ii, :!.'> nun. Inuu. taken at (I'lrApjielle. 



riiis sjiecies is fviilently clnst'iy rel.itel tn .V. hiliriiiliiii. .V. iiiioiieiiiii,t'lf. It ilili'erM I'loiii them 

 strikiii^tly in liaviny' tiiliis ijivelnpi'il in Imt mic m- twn sr,'ili'.>i of the lateral lino, while all 

 till' scalc^alim;.; t he lateral line nil niii' side and all Imt niie or two nil I he nl her aredei'jdy nntrheil 

 nil lliiii pnsleiinr iiiar^iiis. Head. I; di']ilh, l{: li,!tA; Hc,i|e8. ."i-;!,">-l ; 15 scales in Irniit of 

 ilnlsal. I'ei'lh fei'hli', 1-1 ; erilldiii;; him lace well di'Velopeil nil three teeth. Head siiliconical, 

 little cnmpri'ssid, the siinnt rimniled, little nlitiise; the lower Jaw included. Month littlo 

 idilii|ni'. the ]treiiiaxillary luinw the |c\cl of the Inwer niari;in nt' pupil. Maxillary almost 

 reai'hiiij; e.\ c. ilye larije. I in smnit, :>= in head, li, in inteiorldtal. |)ol'sal inserted i'i|Ui(lis- 

 laiit Iroiii liase nl' iijipur caudal rays and antcrioi niar;;iii of eye, liehind tin) last ray ot' tlio 

 \eiitrals. Tips of the lirst rays much piniectiiii;' heyonil tips of last when depressed, the 

 lonjii'St ray alioiit ci|iial tn head less snniit. .\iril similar tn dnrsal, the Innjjest ray aliont 1^ 

 in head ; viiitials reach iiiij vent, eipial tn highest anal ray ; peel ma Is i'i|iial to leny;th of head 

 less ii]>ercli's. Scales Ino.sely iniliiica I cd. almost inilieddeil in front of the dorsal. Scales along 

 the median line il.iter.il line) with a deep iinteli near the miditle of the jinsterior margins, 

 the line nearly straii;;ht. A few Mack specks alnn;^ liase of anal; a dark lino aloii^' lower 

 iiiarf^in of tail frnai anal tn caudal. .\ dark hand from tip of .snout aloii^ the sides tu the 

 caudal ; on the tail the liand^iniiieides in position with the .scales ot' the lateral line. < hi tiie 

 liody it is jdacitd .'l little higher. A cnns]iii'iiniis Idack ciir\eil line at the base of each scile of 

 the lateral line. ,\ll the scales alii)\e tin- lateral hand doited with Idack. .V narrow vertehral 

 line I'riiiii 111 cipiit to dorsal, a liioad diisky hand nii tin hack hetweeii the dorsal and caudal, 

 hetween which and the lateral hand is a li'^hter h iiid. Scales of the hack with dark maruins. 

 Series of minute lil.ick dots alnii.: each ray of the dorsal, anal, and miter pnrtinn of pectoral ; 

 the dnrsal .'ind caudal i|iiile diisky. 



19. Notiopi.s (MiimiUis ' reticulatus I'.ineiiiii.iiin A I'.iireiimann. lirandnii, (^ii'.Vppellc. Tliisspeciea 



is closely ri'laled In .V. sjii rl ni iiiillitx. I'vililix'ii, II il ill Hi, ailil lojulil. and lll,'»\ prnve identical 

 with oiH'iiiihe nlher. It a])prnaches ncircst .\. jri Ininin .iiid /h/k/.k, I'lniii the fniiiier it 

 ilitVers cliii'll\ ill I he larger scales in fi mit of the dnrsal. and fmin the latter in t he ii. iked liieast. 

 Ilcail. I; depth, l-l': 1 1. !l ;, nr HI i l nr ll. SA i ; A. !i.t (". "^ ' = scales. I i.r .'"i-l! l-li or I ; 1:.'-14 

 scales in linn I of the dorsal ; teetli, t-l. honkeil. with evident ;;rindine sinfaie. Head pointed, 

 liroad ahnve aiid >liirhtly convex. Snoiir deeiirved. )iniiited. the Inwer jaw inclinled. Mniitli 

 oliliiine, the preiii.ivill.iiy nil ,1 level w ilh tile lower mai'ein of the pupil or somewhat lower. 



*.\ lar:;i'r .si-i'ii's nt sjifi'iiiiriis iiillcii.il li» Mr. \. ,t U'lin'iiini in llic lit';iihv.ili rs nl' the licil Hi\ cr iii.iUi- i| priiliuljle 

 that tills s|i<'i'ii'.s i.s .V. tielii-iiiiiit. 



