Part II.— ANNOTATED LIST OF MARINE FISHES COLLECTED AT 
THE PORTS OF TRIUNFO AND CUTUCO, EL SALVADOR 
Only part of a day was devoted to collecting at each, Triunfo and Cutuco. 
Triunfo is situated on a salt-water estuary lying wholly within the Departmento de 
Usulutan. Cutuco is on Fonseca Bay and is one of the principal ports of El 
Salvador. 
Fish appeared to be rather scarce at both ports during our visit, particularly 
as to variety. It is only to be expected, of course, that the abundance of fish life 
varies somewhat with the season. It is probable, however, that fishing is not 
very profitable, as little of it is being done. So far as known, no regular fisheries, 
in which modern equipment is used, have been established anywhere along the 
coast of El Salvador. All fishing observed by the writer was carried on with hook 
and line and with the cast net, and only very small catches were made. Because 
of the great scarcity of fresh-water fishes it would be a great help to the Republic 
if the supply could be more abundantly augmented from the sea. It is entirely 
possible that this could be done. The duty assigned to us was an investigation 
of the fresh waters; the two visits to salt water were only incidental, and the time 
devoted to salt-water collecting and the results obtained are too meager to form 
the basis for any conclusions. The results obtained, as shown by the following 
list of species and notes, therefore, should not be interpreted to mean that profitable 
marine fisheries could not be established. Furthermore, it is not Ivnown that 
fishing with modern gear has been given a trial. 
Family CLUPEID.^: 
1. Opisthonema libertatis (Giinther) 
Meletta Uhertatis Gunther, Proc, Zool. Soc, London, 1866, 603 (La Libertad). 
Clupea libertatis Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., VH, 1868, 433. 
Opisthonema libertaie Jordan and Evermann, Bull., U. S. Nat. Mus., XLVII, 1896, 433; Meek and Hildebrand, Pub., Field Mus. 
Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., XV, 1923, 188. 
Several juveniles were seined at Triunfo. The species is known from Mexico 
south to Panama Bay. 
Family ENGRAULID^E 
2. Stolephorus exiguus (Jordan and Gilbert) 
Stolephorus exiguus Jordan and Gilbert, Proc, U. S. Nat. Mus., IV, 1881 (1882), 342 (Mazatlan); Jordan and Evermann, Bull. 
U. S. Nat. Mus., XLVn, 1896, 442. 
Anchovia ezigua, Meek and Hildebrand, Pub., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., XV, 1923, 200. 
Many specimens of this species were seined both at Triunfo and Cutuco. The 
species ranges from Mazatlan to Panama. 
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