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Fig. 60. Cichla jariina, paratype, INPA 1382, 62.1 mm SL; Brazil: Amapá: Rio Jari, Cachoeira Itacara.<br />

Fig. 61. Cichla jariina, paratype, INPA 3505, 114.7 mm S; Brazil: Amapá: Rio Jari, upstream of Cachoeira Santo<br />

Antonio, at level of Ilha Carapatinho<br />

densely scaled. Caudal fin densely scaled. In<br />

smallest specimen, 62.1 mm SL, pectoral and<br />

pelvic fins naked, anal fin scaled basally, caudal<br />

fin scaled only up to half of fin.<br />

Colouration in preservative. Young 62.1 mm SL<br />

(Fig. 60) with dorsum brownish, nape and snout<br />

pale brownish, side greyish, ventrally white. Chest<br />

silvery. Brown horizontal band from eye across<br />

opercle, continued along midaxis of side to caudal<br />

fin base, more distinct posteriorly than anteriorly,<br />

continuous with caudal base spot, and extended<br />

on middle caudal fin rays to end of caudal<br />

fin. Horizontal band crossed by three (four on left<br />

side, one bar interspersed anterior to third bar of<br />

right side) horizontal brownish vertical bars, from<br />

slightly above level of upper lateral line to level<br />

of lower margin of pectoral fin base. Indistinct<br />

light spots marginal to horizontal band dorsally<br />

and ventrally. Spinous portion of dorsal fin grey-<br />

ish with light band along middle of fin; soft<br />

dorsal fin basally dusky, followed in succession<br />

by grey band, hyaline band and wide dusky<br />

margin. Anal fin hyaline. Brown spot at base of<br />

caudal fin contiguous with horizontal band on<br />

side and dark pigment caudally on caudal fin,<br />

margined by light elongate blotches dorsally and<br />

ventrally. Pelvic fin whitish.<br />

Specimen 114.7 mm SL (Fig. 61) with incipient<br />

ocellated blotch below soft dorsal fin. Faint dark<br />

band from snout tip to caudal fin, and faint dark<br />

vertical bars (bars 1-3) across middle of side. A<br />

few light spots on side of head. Large round light<br />

spots on side; one horizontal row dorsally and<br />

one row ventrally along horizontal band, a few<br />

spots along abdominal side and one horizontal<br />

row on dorsal side. Two rows of light spots on<br />

spinous dorsal fin. Two rows of contiguous yellowish<br />

spots crossing soft dorsal fin. Anal fin<br />

hyaline. Dark blotch at dorsal caudal fin base<br />

<strong>Kullander</strong> & Ferreira: Review of Cichla

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