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ROSTRATED GYMNOTE, 



Gymnotus Rostratus. G. rostro tubulato, pinna ani cauda brt- 



viore. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 428. 

 Spotted Gymnotus, with tubular snout, and vent-fin shorten 



than the tail. 



Gymnotus varius rostro productiore. Seb. 3. p. gg. i. S2.f. 5. 



In its general aspect this species is much allied to 

 the Carapo, but is readily distinguished by the pe- 

 culiar form of the head, which terminates in a nar- 

 row, slightly compressed, tubular snout, the jaws 

 appearing in a manner connate : the colour of the 

 body is pale reddish brown, variegated with dif- 

 ferently sized spots of a darker colour, and which 

 are much smaller, as well as more numerous, on the 

 fin than on the other parts : the pectoral fins are 

 round and rather small for the size of the animal : 

 the eyes are very small : the scales, if any, are so 

 small as to be not distinctly visible on a general 

 view. This species is a native of Surinam, and 

 seems to have been first described and figured by 

 Seba. 



