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of the eye; ventrals prolonged, reaching in extreme cases to the twelfth 

 anal ray; pectorals about equal to the length of the head. 



No caudal or humeral spots, a narrow lateral band; dorsal, ventrals, 

 and anal dusky. 



In general appearance this species resembles Fowlerina but lacks a 

 predorsal spine. None of the specimens have hooklets on the anal rays 

 usually found on mature males of this genus. 



Vertebrae 13 + 17. 



Alimentary canal containing fragments of insects. 



Astyanax bimaculatus (L) 



"Sardina palate" 



15112, I. Maracay, Rio Bue, July 29, 1918. 



15113, I. Mouth of Rio Tapa Tapa, July 15. 



15114, I. Rio Castano, July 16 and 27. 



15116, I. Isla del Buro, Lake Valencia, July 11. 



15117, I. Rio Bue, July 18. 



15118 and 15119. I. Rio Tiquirito, Concejo, August 1. 



Astyanax metae Eigenmann 

 "Sardina ravo de candela" 



15120, I. Rio Castano, July 16 and 27. 



15121, I. Rio Bue. 



15122, I. Concejo, Rio Tiquirito and Rio Tuy, August 1. 



15123, I. Mouth of Rio Tapa Tapa, July 15. 



The dark area from anal to caudal spot inconspicuous or absent. 



Hemibrycon taeniurus Gill 

 "Sardina" 



15138, 1. Concejo, Rio Tuy, August 1. 



15139, I. Concejo, Rio Tiquirito, August 1. 



Eye equals interorbital or but slightly less; head 4.38 to 4.6; anal 

 with a narrow black line just within the margin and across the lobe at 

 the base of its distal third. Tips of first anal rays milk white; caudal 

 in the male without squamous pouch : five or six teeth in the front row 

 of the premaxillary, the first and last antro^se. 



Bryconamericus beta Eigenmann, 

 "Sardina" 



15140, I. Concejo, Rio Tiquirito, August 1. 



Bryconamericus sp. ? 



15141, I. one 43 mm. Isla del Buro. July 11. 



A. 30 ; lat. 1. about 36 ; one maxillary tooth ; maxillary little shorter 

 than eye; interorbital slightly larger than eye. 



Glandulocaudinae 

 Gephyrocharax Valencia sp. nov. 

 "Sardina" 



15129, I. Paratypes. Isla del Buro, Lake Valencia, July 11. 



