CHARACINIDAE FROM VENEZUELA—SCHULTZ 359 
U.S.N.M. No. 121439, 8 examples, 30 to 40 mm., cafio 34 km. west of Sinamaica, 
March 11. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121447, 12 examples, 37 to 68 mm., Lago Tulé about 75 km. 
west of Maracaibo, tributary to Rfo Socuy, March 1. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121442, 4 specimens, 42 to 53.5 mm., from Rio San Juan, 12 
km. south of Rosario, Estado de Zulia, February 26. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121446, 3 specimens, 32.5 to 73.5 mm., Rfo Socuy, 3 km. above 
its mouth, February 24. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121444, 2 examples, both 48 mm., Rio Negro below mouth of 
Rio Yasa, March 2. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121445, a specimen, 62 mm., Rfo Motatdn, 8 km. below Motatd4n, 
March 24. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121440, 3 examples, 27.5 to 41 mm., Rio Machango at bridge 
south of Lagunillas, March 16. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121441, a specimen, 36 mm., Rio TAchira, 7 km. north of San 
Antonio (Catatumbo system), April 1. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121448, 6 examples, 26 to 69 mm., Rio Motatdn at bridge 22 
miles north of Motatén, March 17. 
The following specimen was collected by Nicéforo Maria: 
U.S.N.M. No. 101600, 97 mm., Rio Pamplonita near Cicuta, Colombia. 
Seven specimens, F. M. N. H. Nos. 42002-42008, Rio Cogollo, 
Sierra Perijé, Maracaibo Basin, Osgood and Conover, March, 1920, 
were lent to me for study and report by the Chicago Natural History 
Museum. 
When alive, the following color notes were recorded for this species: 
Anal fin dull red anteriorly, yellowish posteriorly; the outer half of 
first anal ray white, middle rays of caudal fin yellowish, lower rays 
dull reddish; pectorals yellowish; pelvics wen upper part of eye 
yellow; head with yellow reflections. 
ASTYANAX VENEZUELAE, new species 
FicgurRE 54 
Holotype —U.S.N.M. No. 121449, a specimen 86.5 mm. in standard 
length, collected by Leonard P. Schultz, March 31, 1942, in the Rio 
Torbes, 1 km. above Tériba, Orinoco system. 
Paratypces—U.S.N.M. No. 121450, 5 specimens, 76 to 90 mm., 
taken along with the holotype and bearing same data. 
Description.—Detailed measurements were made on the holotype 
and one paratype, and these data are recorded in hundredths of the 
standard length, first for the holotype, then for the paratype in 
parentheses, respectively. Standard lengths in mm. 86.5 and 75. 
Length of head 26.8 (27.1); greatest depth of body 36.3 (86.8); 
length of snout 7.52 (7.20); diameter of eye 7.52 (8.67); length of 
maxillaries 9.83 (10.0); interorbital space 9.14 (9.20); postorbital 
length of head 13.5 (12.7); least depth of caudal peduncle 11.6 (12.3); 
length of caudal peduncle 15.7 (14.9); least preorbital width 1.85 
(2.0); length of anal fin base 26.6 (25.6); length of longest anal rav 
