FRESH- WATER FISHES OF WESTERN CUBA. 
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MUGILID£. 
Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft). T. 
Rio San Juan, near its first ford, abundant, the largest 140 nun. long; Sumidero, abundant, the 
largest 170 nun. ; Pinar del Rio, abundant, the largest 160 mm. 
CENTRO POM M. 
Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch). M. 
Rio San Juan, at its first ford, abundant, varying in length from 55 to 250 mm. 
LUTIANID^E. 
Lutianus jocu (Bloch & Schneider). M. 
Two specimens from the Rio San Juan, just below the ford. 
Lutianus griseus (Walbaum). M. 
One small specimen from the Rio San Juan, just below the ford. 
GERRILME. 
Eucinostomus meeki Eigenmann, new species. M. 
Type, No. 9660, Inch Univ. Mus., a specimen 135 mm., from San Juan River, just, below its first ford. 
General appearance of Uliema lefroyi, differing from all other species of the genus Eucinostomus in 
having but 2 anal spines. 
Head 3.25; depth 3; 0. ix, 10; A. ii, 8; scales 4-46-9 ; eye 1 in snout, 3 in head, 1 in interorbital. 
Body elongate, little compressed or elevated, the dorsal profile but little more elevated than the 
ventral; snout pointed, the profile from snout to dorsal gently arched; mouth narrow, terminal, but 
little above the lower margin of the eye; maxillary reaching to vertical from front of eye, 3.4 in head, 
its exposed part boat-shaped, a trifle more than twice as long as wide, 5 in head; intermaxillary 
groove entirely naked, its width 5 in the interorbital; preopercle and preorbital entire; dorsal spines 
slender, the second longest, 6 in the length; ventrals short, reaching half way to anal; pectoral long, 
3.5 in the length, reaching beyond tips of the ventrals, but not to vent. First anal spine minute, the 
second equal to the length of tl le eye. 
Color, ashy gray, with some metallic reflections; dusky lines along the rows of scales; sides and 
back everywhere punctate with minute dots; vertical fins dusky; ventrals and pectorals lighter. 
Named for Dr. Seth Eugene Meek, assistant curator of zoology, Field Columbian Museum, in 
recognition of his excellent work on Mexican fishes. 
