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Prof. Blanchard (/. c.) describes a Cliondrostoma cccrulcscens, dremmiy and 
rhodanensis, pp. 416-420. 
Cohitis. Dr. Steindacbner (Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1866) describes 
three new species from the countries north of the Himalayas : C. tenuicauduy 
p. 792, taf. 17. fig. 3 j C. stolickai, p. 793, taf, 14. fig. 2 ; and C, micropsy 
p. 794, taf. 13. fig. 3. 
Cohitis larvata (De Fil.) is figured by Canestrini, Arch. p. la Zool. iv. 1866, 
tab. 6. fig. 7. 
Ktieria, g. n. (Acanthopsid.), Steindacbner, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 
1866, p. 769. Corpus valde elongatum, caudnm rersiis compressum, nntice 
Bubcylindricum, squamis parvis cycloideis obtectum ; caput nudum, rostrum 
prominens ; os inferum in acicm attenuatum, labiis et cirrhis nullis, fissura 
inter marginem anteriorem oris et rostrum ; pinna dorsalis et analis brevis ; 
pinna dorsalis inter pinnam ventralem et analeni posita ; apertura branchialis 
brevis, usque ad basin pinnoe pectoralis extensa. K. angolcnsisy sp. n., p. 770, 
taf. 17. fig. 1. 
Characinid^. 
Prochilodus nigricans (Agass.) from the Amazons, is distinct from its con- 
gener of the Essequibo River, which is probably the P. rubrotcmiatus 
(Schomb.). Gunther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, xviii. p. 30. 
Parodon hilarii, sp. n., Reinhardt, Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Forh. 1866, 
p. 62, tab. 2. figs. 3, 4, from Minaes Geraes. 
Characidkim is the name of a new genus described by Prof. Reinhardt, 
considered to be distinct from Anostomus. The mouth is minute, and the upper 
jaw overlaps the lower. Ch. fasciatuniy sp. n., Reinhardt, 1. c, p. 66, tab. 2, 
figs. 1, 2, from the Rio das Velhas. 
A Tetragonoptcrus hartlettii, sp. n., Giinther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, xviii. 
p. 30, from the Upper Amazons. 
^Prycon lineatus, sp. n., Steindacbner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, liii. 1866, 
p. 211, taf. 2, from the La Plata. 
^ Piabina,g. n., near Chalcinopsis, Reinhardt, Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Forh. 
1866, p. 49. Intermaxillary teeth in three series, the anterior conical, the 
posterior tricuspid ; very few maxillary teeth ; mandibulary teeth tricuspid, 
in a single series. Abdomen obtusely keeled ; scales of moderate size. Dorsal 
fin behind ventrals. '^^P. argentea, sp. n.,p. 60, pi. 1, from the Rio das Velhas. 
— D. 10. A. 22. L.lat.40. 
'J Cynodonpectoralisy sp. n., Gunther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, xviii. p. 30, from 
the Upper Amazons. 
Cyprinodontid^e. 
Dr. Gunther (Fisli. vi.) has made numerous additions to this 
family, especially from Central American collections made by 
Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin. He arranges these fishes 
thus : — 
I First group CYpniNODONTiDiB carnivorje. 
1. Cyprinodon (Lac.), with 22 species, of which C. carpio (p. 306), pror 
bably from Central America, is new. 
2. Fitzroyia (g. n,, p. 307), established for Lebias multidentata (Jenyns). 
\1 3. Characodon (g. n.) lateralis (sp. n., p. 308), from Central America. 
4. TelUa (Gervais), with 1 species. 
