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Show 602 DR. A. GUNTHER ON THE FISHES OF PANAMA. [Dec. 13, HEROS ERYTHR^EUS. D. g. A. J. L. lat. 31. L. transv. % Lips thick, continuous. The length of the eighth dorsal spine is less than one-third of that of the head. The depth of the free portion of the tail is conspicuously more than its length. Lake of Managua. HEROS LOBOCHILUS. D. Y ^ . A. g^. L. lat. 32. L. transv. 6/14. Lips enlarged into lobes. The length of the eighth dorsal spine is more than one-third of that of the head. The depth of the free portion of the tail is scarcely more than its length. Greenish, with blackish cross bands. Lake of Managua. HEROS TRIMACULATUS. u. u. A. 9 . Allied to H. salvini. Fold of the lower lip continuous. Three black spots along the side of the body. Chiapam and Huamuchal. HEROS MOTAGUENSIS. v. 10- A- 8-9' Closely allied to H. friedrichsthalii. Fold of the lower lip continuous. Prseorbital with the anteroinferior margin but slightly concave, as wide as the orbit. A black interrupted band runs from the eye to a spot situated above the end of the lateral line. Rio Motagua. HEROS MANAGUENSIS. U. 1Q. A. -. Allied to H. friedrichsthalii. Fold of the lower lip continuous. Prseorbital narrow, scarcely more than half as wide as the orbit. The length of the twelfth dorsal spine contained thrice and two-thirds in that of the head. A series of quadrangular spots runs from the eye to a spot situated above the end of the lateral line. Lake of Managua. HEROS OBLONGUS. n -^_ A JL XJ' 12-13* *rL" 8-9" Allied to H. microphthalmus. Fold of the lower lip continuous; five series of scales on the cheek. The height of body is one-third of the total length (without caudal), the length of the twelfth dorsal spine less than one-third of that of the head. Coloration as in //. microphthalmus. Rio Motagua. |
