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of anal under eleventh scale. Dorsal and anal high, angular behind, last ray somewhat produced, 4.3 
in length to base of caudal; tip of last anal ray reaching base of caudal, tip of last dorsal ray nearly so; 
ventrals reaching to origin of anal; pectorals about to middle of ventrals; mouth very small and very 
oblique; eye longer than snout, 3 in head, very little less than interorbital; profile straight in front, 
slightly convex toward dorsal. Teeth all conical, in at least two series, those of outer series enlarged. 
Coloration brilliant. Ventrals and anal without pigment, caudal with two or more cross-series of 
spots; a dark humeral spot just above origin of pectoral; dorsal dusky; a dark band through lower 
part of eye forward below chin; a dark band from eye to tail, its median half much darker than edges, 
bordered above and below by pigmentless bands bright orange in life, the upper one beginning below 
origin of dorsal; back above upper light band thickly covered with pigment spots; below lower light 
band a dusky band of equal width consisting of a series of contiguous V-shaped markings from axil of 
pectoral to tail; below this another pigmentless band extends from axil of pectoral to just behind anal ; 
below this is a narrower band of dusky from axil to last anal ray; below this another short pigment- 
less band; edge of branchiostegal membranes and a line forward from their union to chin black; 
ventral surface otherwise without pigment except a faint line between ventrals. 
Gambusia punctata Poey. * 
Everywhere abundant. The following specimens were collected: Ban Antonio, 3 females, the largest 
92 mm. long; Modesta No. 2, 3 females, the largest 84 mm.; Modesta No. 3, 4 females 37 to 72 mm.; 
San Cristobal, 50 females 31 to 84 mm.; 11 males 40 to 53 mm.; Palacios, 18 females 54 to 88 mm.; 5 
males 50 to. 61 mm.; Paso Real, 2 females 50 to 55 mm.; Sumide.ro, 3 females and 1 male; Pinar del 
Rio, 9 females, the largest 84 mm.; San Juan near Matanzas, 30 females, the largest 70 mm.; 5 males, 
the largest 42 mm. ; Calabazar, 7 females, the largest 75 mm. 
Gambusia puncticulata Poey. * 
This species is shorter and deeper than Gambusia punctata , which it greatly resembles. The 
dorsal in the specimens taken counts 8 to 10, not 11, as Carman found in his specimens. 
San Antonio, 3 females, the largest 58 mm., D. 9; San Cristobal, 4 females, the largest 48 mm., D. 8, 
9, and 10; Palacios, 1 female 39 mm., D. 9; Pinar del Rio, 4 females, the largest 47 mm., and 3 males, 
the largest 35 mm. 
GLARIDICHTHYS Garman 
Intestinal canal elongate; males with anal tin modified into a very long intromittent organ; jaws 
much more firmly united than in Girardinus, each with a series of close-set, broad-tipped, entire or 
but slightly crenulate teeth, these teeth not movable, a narrow band of smaller, broad-tipped, conical 
or tricuspid teeth behind them; fins small, anal in advance of dorsal in both sexes. 
Most nearly allied to Gooclea and Girardinus , and differing from them in character of teeth, Goodea 
having tricuspid teeth, Girardinus having movable loosely-set, and Toxus having hastate teeth. 
Glaridichthys uninotatus Poey. * 
Abundant. Fifty specimens preserved from San Cristobal, 47 to 84 mm. long; a number of 
specimens have, in addition to the lateral spot, a spot on either side of anus and sometimes a black 
streak connecting the two; in one instance the lateral spot on one side is entirely replaced try the anal 
spot; males (13) 38 to 47 mm. 
