CHARACINIDAE FROM VENEZUELA—SCHULTZ 293 
mens but fades soon after the fish are removed from the water, 
blending in with the blackish back. 
When alive, a specimen 141 mm. in standard length had the follow- 
ing coloration: Black lateral band extending from the head to caudal 
peduncle, where it fades out; then at base of midcaudal fin rays is a 
round black spot, this spot a trifle above midaxis; back blackish; the 
pale band between black lateral band and blackish back with a row 
of orange spots, these fading on caudal region; two rows of orange 
spots, below black lateral band, one on each scale, then below these 
anteriorly a short row of yellow spots; paired fins brownish orange; 
standard 
length. 
anal and dorsal brownish orange, but adipose fin bright orange; 
caudal fin brownish orange to dull reddish posteriorly. 
See table 13 for counts made on this species. 
TaBLE 13.—Counts made on Piabucina pleurotaenia 
Number of fin rays Number of gill rakers on first arch Number of scales 
Dor- Pel- At Below angle Rowson From pelvic 
aay] Anal ia Pectoral Above angle angle sides er OmES 
TARANTO eS LaLa Sie eO WMD Mla tesa Walek Wma eo |. 6 a 
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Genus SALMINUS Agassiz 
Salminus Acassiz, in Spix, Selecta genera et species piscium . . . Brasiliam. . ., 
p. 76, 1829. (Type, Hydrocyon brevidens Valenciennes (non Hydrocyon 
brevidens Cuvier) = Salminus mazillosus Valenciennes.) 
SALMINUS HILARII Valenciennes 
Dorapa; SALTADORA; SUATA 
Salminus hilarii VALENCIENNES, 7m Cuvier and Valenciennes, Histoire naturelle 
des poissons, vol. 22, p. 64, 1849 (Rio San Francisco).—PELLEGRIN, Bull. 
Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 5, p. 157, 1899 (Apure River).. 
