Abstract The collection of fishes made by Captain John M. Dow of the Panama Railroad Company represents one of the earliest and most important collection of fishes from the Pacific coast of Central America. There are 133 entries in the Division of Fishes catalog attributed to Dow, of which 81 can currently be located. These represent some 61 species and include 29 types. The material is summarized, catalog numbers and sizes are given, and the current condition of each specimen is assessed. Missing specimens are summarized, with as much information on each as is available. Photographs of 21 of the type specimens are included.

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John M. Dow 船长主要在中美洲太平洋沿岸（1861-1865 年）收集并存放于史密森学会国家自然历史博物馆的鱼类

摘要 巴拿马铁路公司约翰·M·道（John M. Dow）船长制作的鱼类收藏品是中美洲太平洋沿岸最早、最重要的鱼类收藏品之一。属于陶氏的鱼类部门目录中有 133 个条目，其中 81 个目前可以找到。这些代表了大约 61 个物种，包括 29 个类型。对材料进行了总结，给出了目录号和尺寸，并评估了每个样本的当前状况。对缺失的样本进行了总结，并提供了关于每个样本的尽可能多的信息。包括21个模式标本的照片。