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Fig. 26. Cichla monoculus, freshly captured adult male, not preserved; Brazil: Amazonas: Tefé, Rio Tefé. Photograph<br />

by R. Stawikowski.<br />

Fig. 27. Cichla monoculus, MHNN 2188, 365 mm TL; from the Brazilian collection of Spix and von Martius, but of<br />

doubtful type status. Photograph by M. Kottelat.<br />

Description. Modified from <strong>Kullander</strong> (1986).<br />

Refer to Figs. 24-27 for general shape and colour<br />

pattern, Table 15 for morphometrics, and Tables<br />

2-10 for meristics.<br />

Moderately deep (body depth 28.0-32.5 % SL,<br />

N = 15, 211-344 mm SL). Frontal contour straight<br />

ascending or slightly curved to slightly in advance<br />

of dorsal-fin origin; only a few specimens about<br />

300 mm SL and longer with slight to prominent<br />

(Fig. 26) nuchal protuberance. Maxilla reaching<br />

Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 17, No. 4<br />

321<br />

| or middle of orbit. Lower jaw prognathous,<br />

articulation below posterior margin or, in juveniles,<br />

middle of orbit. Lateral line discontinuous<br />

on both sides in all specimens.<br />

Dorsal-fin spines 4-6 longest. Soft dorsal and<br />

anal fins rounded, never extending to caudal-fin<br />

base. Caudal fin in young specimens slightly emarginate,<br />

with squared dorsal and rounded ventral<br />

hind corner, in adults hind margin very slightly<br />

and evenly convex. Pectoral fin acuminate, 4th

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