36 dark brown transverse bars, wider above than below, or 
about 3 times wide as interspaces and below about 4 to 5 
times wide as interspaces, also extending on vertical fins. 
Dark round blotch in each pale area above, another below, 
thougt these sometimes fused, especially on tail. Ldges or 
outer portions of fins also with rounded dark brown blotch 
between each dark vertical bar. On head first dark bar at 
end of snout, second includes eye and third little before 
middle in head. All dark blotches and bands bordered with 
darker, pe | ae 887 mm. No locality. 
hlevastes 18 : 
Cy elaps Fowler Sas tikes a synonym, though its 
dorsal shows more numerous rays or about 582 compared with 
about 400 in the above described example. It has more dark 
vertical bands, compared with 25 for C. elaps. Head 9 1/3 
in trunk in C. colubrinus and 8 2/5 in C. elaps. 
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18 Proc. Acad. Net. Sci. Phila., 1912, p. 13, fig. 3. Philip- 
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J Chievestes fasciatus (Ahl). ra pt- ty. 
Head 9 3/5 to vent, 20: to last tertenris depth 51; 
snout 5 in head; gape 3z3; interorbital 7; matidibie 4+; Body 
slightly compressed, sides convex. Tail tapers rather grad- 
ually to sharp compressed point. Head and trunk combined 
1+ in tail. Head width 3: its length. Snout conic, width 
1 2/5 its length. Eye small, about 4 in snout. No eyelids. 
