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Figure l. — Adults of the four genera and species of scomberesocid fishes: (A) Scomberesox saurus: B Cololabis saira; (C) Nanichthy 



simulans; iD) Elassichthys adocetus. 



Table l. — Differential characters of the four genera and species of Scomberesocidae. 



'Except for gill rakers (5), characters refer to both subspecies 



^The lateral lines are incomplete on all our specimens except on the 121.2 mm one from Funchal, Madeira 



^Length of caudal peduncle, measured as interval between bases of last finlet and first precaudal ray, is either "short" (about equal to depth of peduncle) or "long 

 (about twice that depth) 

 ■"Minimum and maximum values, the most common values first with total ranges in parentheses 

 ^Values in parentheses are those for S, s scombroides 

 «First values for western Pacific, mean 66.05 (tor 248 counts): second values for eastern Pacific, mean 65 11 (for 3,060 counts). 



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