FISHES OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL 
AMERICA 
By SAMUEL F. HILDEBRAND 
Ichthyologist, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction 238 
Acknowledgments 241 
Explanatory notes 242 
Part I. — Descriptive catalogue of the 
fishes occurring in the fresh waters of 
El Salvador 243 
Characinidse 244 
Astyanax fasciatus asneus 244 
Rceboides salvadoris, sp. nov 246 
Ariidse 248 
Galeichth3's guatemalensis 249 
Arius taylori, sp. nov 250 
Pimelodidse 251 
Rhamdia guatemalensis 252 
Cyprinodontidse 253 
Profundulus punctatus 253 
Poeciliidae 254 
Mollienesia sphenops 255 
Priapichthys letonai, sp. nov 258 
Priapichthys fosteri, sp. nov 260 
Anablepidae 261 
Anableps dovii 262 
Atherinidse 263 
Thyrina guija, sp. nov 264 
Mugilida; 265 
Mugil cephalus 266 
Agonostomus monticola 267 
Centropomidae 268 
Centropomus nigrescens 269 
Centropomus robalito 270 
Centropomus pectinatus 271 
Cichlidai 272 
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum 273 
Cichlasoma macracanthus 274 
Cichlasoma meeki, sp. nov 275 
Cichlasoma trimaculatum 277 
Cichlasoma motaguense 279 
Eleotridaj 281 
Gobiomorus maculatus 281 
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Part II. — Annotated list of the marine 
fishes collected at the ports of 
Triunfo and Cutuco 283 
Clupeida; 283 
Opisthonema libertatis 283 
Engraulida; 283 
Stolephorus exiguus 283 
Stolephorus panamensis 284 
Stolephorus rastralis 284 
Stolephorus brevirostris 284 
Atherinidffi 284 
Thyrinops pachylepis 284 
MugihdiB 284 
Mugil curema 284 
Polynemidse 284 
Polynemus approximans 284 
Carangidae 285 
Caranx hippos 285 
Oligoplites mundus 285 
Ohgoplites saurus 285 
Centropomida; 285 
Centropomus pectinatus 285 
Centropomus robalito 285 
Epinephelidae 285 
Epinephelus analogus 485 
Lutianidae 286 
Lutianus argentiventris 286 
Lutianus novemfasciatus 286 
Pomadasidaj 286 
Orthopristis chalceus 286 
Pomadasis panamensis 286 
Anisotremus dovii 287 
Anisotremus pacifici 287 
Gerridas 287 
Gerres peruvianus 287 
Ephippidae 287 
Chaetodipterus zonatus 287 
Gobiidae 287 
Gobionellus sagittula 287 
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