PISCES. 191 



4 (b). Poecilia tropica. 



PlahjpcecUus tropicus, Meek, Publ. Columbian Mus., Zool. vii. 1907, p. 146 '. 



This species is described as having a larger eye than P. sphenops (diameter 2i to 2| in the length of head in 

 specimens of 59 to 03 mm.) ; other differences are not apparent. 



Hab. Costa Rica, Turrialba i. 



MOLLIENISIA (p. 105). 



Mollienisia latipinna (p. 105). 



This species is recorded by Barbour and Cole (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 1. 190G, 

 p. 157) from neav Progreso, Yucatan. 



^LURICHTHYS (p. 115). 

 .ajlurichthys marinus (p. 117). 



This species and not Galeichthys milherti, C. & V. (p. 124), is the Silunts felis of 

 Linnaeus, and the name should be changed to yElurichthys felis. I am indebted to 

 Dr. Giinther for kindly calling my attention to this (see Proc. Linn. Soc. 1898-99, 

 p. 30). 



RHAMDIA (p. 128). 



Rhamdia parryi (p. 130). 



Recorded by Meek (Publ. Columbian Mus., Zool. vii. 1907, p. 134) from Caballo 

 Blanco in Guatemala. 



5 (a). Rhamdia barbata. 



Rhamdia barbata, Meek, Publ. Columbian Mus., Zool. vii. 1907, p. 106 '. 



Allied to i?. warjneri, but apparently distinguished by the longer barbels (extending beyond the middle of the 

 adipose fin) and the longer adipose fin (length 2^ to 2f in the length of the fish). 



Hab. NiCAEAGUA, Lake Managua. 



Rhamdia godmani (p. 133). 



Recorded by Meek (Publ. Colitmbian Mus,, Zool. vii. 1907, p. 150) from Belize. 



Rhamdia brachycephala (p. 135). 



Recorded by Meek (Publ. Colum.bian Mus., Zool. vii. 1907, }). 144) from Turrialba 

 in Costa Rica. 



13 (a). Rhamdia cabrerae. 



Rhamdia cahrer<t, Meek, Publ. Columbian Mus., Zool. vii. 1907, p. 93 '. 



Apparently allied to U. hrachycepluda, which it resembles in the short barbels, small occipital process, &c. 



