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3. CICHLA Bloch & Schneider. 



Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 340, pi. (iH, 1801 (ocellaris). 

 Cuv., Regne Auim., II, 279, 1817 (ocellaris). 



Heck., Bras. Fluss-Fische in Ann. Wien. Mns., 1840, II, p. 408 (sp.). 

 Gunther, Cat. Fish. Br. Mus., IV, 1862, p. 303 (sp.). 

 Type : Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider. 



The members of this genus stand out prominently in general 

 appearance as well as in minor details. In external form they 

 resemble Micropterus and Perca of the North America fauna. 



Four species are known. They may be distinguished by the 

 following characters : — 



Body with tliree dark cross-bars or bands. 



Scales 10 — 88 — ? A. Ill, 11 ; caudal rounded OCellaris 



Scales 13 — 110 — ? A. Ill, 9; caudal emarginate temensis 



Body with seven dark cross-bands ; caudal forked ; depth 5 in the total length ; 



dorsal spines 14 COIlil)OS 



Body with eleven oblique black cross-bands ; caudal rounded ; depth nearly 



^ of the total length ; dorsal spines 16 lUUltifasciata 



Cicbla ocellaris Bloch. 



Cichla ocellaris Bl. & Schn., 1801, p. 340, pi. 66 ; Miill. & Troschel in Schoinb. 



Guiana, III, p. 625 (all rivers of British Guiana). Giinther, Cat. Fish. 



Br. Mus., IV, 1862, p. 304 (Guiana, Demarara). Cope, Proc. Amer. 



Phil. Soc, 1878, p. 697 (Peruvian Amazon). Steind., Beitr. zur Kennt. 



der Fluss-Fische Siidamerika's, IV, 1882, p. 3, pi. I, fig. 2 (Rio Hual- 



laga). E. & E., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIV, 1891, p. 69. 

 Cfjchla monoculus Agass. in Spix pise. Bras., p. 100, pi. 63, and pi. E (Brazil). 

 Cichla monoculus Heck., Bras. Flussf., p. 411 (Rio Guapore). 

 Ct/chla atabapensis Humb., "Observ. Zool., II, p. 168." 

 Cycla toiicounarai Casteln., "Anim. Nouv. ou Rares de I'Amer. Sud. Poiss., p. 



17, pi. 10, fig. 1." 



Habitat. — Amazons and northward. Our specimens, numbering 

 six, are from Brazil. 



Ciclila miiltifasciata Castelnau. 



Cichla multifasciata Casteln., "1. c, p. 18, pi. 10, fig. 2." Gunther, Cat. Fish. 

 Br. Mus., IV, 1862, p. 305 (Ucayale, Peru). E. & E., Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., XIV, 1891, p. 69 (name). 



This species is known only from the original specimens. 



