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soft dorsal fin; bars 1 and 2 divided into three<br />
ocellated blotches; dorsal-fin count usually<br />
XV.16; vertebrae usually 18 + 16 = 34 (Rio Jari).<br />
.......................................................... C. jariina<br />
- E1 scales 86-113; lateral line usually discontinuous;<br />
scales present on soft dorsal fin,<br />
bars 1 and 2 divided into two ocellated<br />
blotches or forming a continuous ocellated<br />
vertical bar in adults, dorsal-fin count modally<br />
XV.16 or XV.17, vertebrae usually<br />
18 + 17 = 35.<br />
......................................................................11<br />
11 - E1 scales 95-114; ocellated dark blotch dorsally<br />
in bar 3 absent except when other<br />
blotches present on side; dorsal blotches<br />
present or absent in bars 2 and 3 in large<br />
adults (Rio Uatumã and lower Rio Trombetas).<br />
.......................................................C. vazzoleri<br />
- E1 scales 86-105; ocellated dark blotch persistently<br />
present in bar 3 from about 150 mm<br />
SL (lower Tapajós, Curuá-Una, Xingu, and<br />
Capim rivers, tentatively Amapá, Araguari<br />
and Canumã rivers).<br />
..........................................................C. pinima<br />
12 - E1 scales 96-108; vertical bars 1a, 2a distinct;<br />
small ocellated blotches present in bars 1,<br />
1a, 2, 2a, 3, and 4; light spots absent from<br />
side at all sizes; lateral line usually continuous<br />
(Rio Orinoco and Rio Casiquiare).<br />
....................................................C. intermedia<br />
- E1 scales 72-85; vertical bars 1a, 2a indistinct<br />
or absent; light spots present or absent on<br />
side; lateral line discontinuous.<br />
......................................................................13<br />
13 - E1 scales 72-80; lateral blotches 1-3 present,<br />
ocellated or not, in adults mediated by irregular<br />
dark stripe continuing onto caudal<br />
peduncle (may be absent or rudimentary in<br />
females); vertical bars 1-3 indistinct in<br />
adults; bars 1a, 2a absent; light spots on side<br />
absent or sparsely distributed in adults (Rio<br />
Tocantins and upper Rio Xingu).<br />
.......................................................C. mirianae<br />
- E1 scales 78-85; ocellated blotches absent<br />
from side; lateral band absent in adults; bars<br />
1-3 distinct, narrow; bars 1a, 2a commonly<br />
present, narrow, indistinct; numerous light<br />
spots covering side (lower Rio Xingu).<br />
.......................................................C. melaniae<br />
Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 17, No. 4<br />
Cichla ocellaris Schneider, 1801<br />
(Figs. 5-8)<br />
301<br />
Cichla ocellaris Schneider, 1801: 340 (India Orientali),<br />
pl. 66 (colour drawing).<br />
Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, in Schomburgk,<br />
1849: 622 (Küste und in der Mündung<br />
des Essequibo).<br />
Material examined. 58 specimens, 40.1-345 mm SL, in<br />
addition to 245 specimens (largest 414 mm SL) from<br />
<strong>Kullander</strong> & Nijssen (1989). Guyana: Mahaica River<br />
drainage: CAS 12453, 1; CAS 14696, 1, 345 mm; CAS<br />
20278, 2; Demerara-Mahaica: Lama Stop Off; 1908, C.<br />
H. Eigenmann. Essequibo River drainage: BMNH<br />
1968.9.26:13-18, 6 juvs.; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo:<br />
Kajuero, Karanambo, 24 Sep 1957, R. H. Lowe-McConnell.<br />
– BMNH 1968.9.26:19-22, 1, 134.5 mm SL; Upper<br />
Takutu-Upper Essequibo: Upper Cajuero; 2 Apr 1957;<br />
2, 66.1-70.5 mm SL; Karanambo, 13 Sep 1957; 1, 50.4 mm<br />
SL; Morebay; 16 Sep 1957, R. H. Lowe-McConnell. –<br />
BMNH 1968.9.26:23-24, 2; Georgetown, Sophia Estate;<br />
No date, R. H. Lowe-McConnell. – BMNH 1973.3.26:1-3,<br />
2, 45.3-48.8 mm SL; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo:<br />
Isherton; 12 Dec 1957, R. H. Lowe-McConnell. – BMNH<br />
1973.3.26:4, 1, 82.1 mm SL; Sophia Trench; 9 Aug 1957,<br />
R. H. Lowe-McConnell. – BMNH 1973.3.26:5, 1, 71.8 mm<br />
SL; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo: Karanambo; 14<br />
Sep 1957, R. H. Lowe-McConnell. – CAS 68102, 1,<br />
325 mm SL; Upper Demerara-Berbice: Rockstone; 1908,<br />
C. H. Eigenmann. Ireng River drainage: BMNH 1968.9.<br />
26:2-12,21, 1, 146.5 mm SL; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo:<br />
Manari Pools; 18 Dec 1957; 3, 122.5-156 mm SL;<br />
Jacaré, 29 Sep 1957; 1, 160 mm SL; Manari Creek; 3 Oct<br />
1957; 1, 148.0 mm SL. Near Manari, 2 Oct 1957; 1,<br />
173.5 mm SL; Jacaré; 7 Dec 1957, R. H. Lowe-McConnell.<br />
Drainage unknown: BMNH uncat., 1, 337 mm SL;<br />
“British Guiana”; Sir R. Schomburgk. – ZMB 1211, 1, ca<br />
100.3 mm SL; Guiana; no date, Schomburgk; holotype<br />
of Acharnes speciosus. Suriname: Suriname River drainage:<br />
NRM 46189, 1, 58.9 mm SL; Brokopondo; 1999,<br />
A. Stalsberg. French Guiana: Maroni River drainage:<br />
NRM 28389, 3, 265-302 mm SL; St-Laurent-du-Maroni:<br />
Maripasoula, Maroni River at Maripasoula; 20 Apr 1994,<br />
S. O. <strong>Kullander</strong> & F. Fang. – NRM 29437, 2, 109.1-<br />
196.1 mm SL; Maroni River; no date, P. Plan quette. –<br />
NRM 41062, 1, 48.2 mm SL; Maroni River, Antécome<br />
[Antecume] Pata; 15 Dec 1985, P. Planquette. Brazil:<br />
Rio Branco drainage: Roraima: INPA 24094, 3, 220-<br />
315 mm SL; Rio Uraricoera drainage, igarapé on Ilha<br />
de Maracá; 18 Sep 1987, E. Ferreira. – INPA 24091, 1,<br />
320 mm SL; Rio Uraricoera drainage, swamp on right<br />
side of camp road; 17 Sep 1987, E. Ferreira. – INPA<br />
24089, 3, 142-210 mm SL; INPA 24093, 1, 293 mm SL;<br />
INPA 24092, 1, 320 mm SL; INPA 24093, 1, 293 mm SL;<br />
INPA 24095, 1, 170 mm SL; Rio Uraricoera drainage,<br />
rocks in Furo do Maracá; 20 Sep 1987, E. Ferreira. –<br />
MZUSP 33104, 2, 40.1-69.8 mm SL; Rio Uraricoera, Ilha