BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 241 



" Long Tom'''' of the Fishermen. 



D. 21. A. 26. 



The free portion of the tail broad and depressed. The length 

 of the head is less than one-third of the total (without caudal) ; 

 its upper surface with a broad median groove, tapering behind 

 and widening in front ; superciliary region striated ; base of the 

 intermaxillaries depressed ; only the basal half of the maxillary 

 is hidden by the praeorbital. Jaws and teeth strong ; vomerine 

 teeth none ; tongue smooth. The diameter of the eye is two- 

 thirds of the width of the interorbital space, and two-sevenths of 

 the length of the postorbital portion of the head, Body 

 compressed, its depth being less than the length of the pectoral 

 fin, which exceeds the distance of the opercular margin from the 

 orbit. The middle and hinder dorsal and anal rays are subequal 

 in length, short, the last terminating at a considerable distance 

 from the root of the caudal. Caudal fin truncate. Scales thin 

 and rather small ; adherent. 



Port Jackson. 



862. Belone caudimaculata, Cuv. & Val. 



Gunth., Cat. Fishes VI., p. 245. — Bleek., Atl. Ichth. Scombr., tab. 



10, fig. 3. 



D. 13. A. 15-16. 



The free portion of the tail is compressed, much deeper than 

 broad. The length of the head is contained twice and a-third in 

 the total length (without caudal) ; its upper surface flat, with a 

 rather shallow median groove of moderate width ; supercilary 

 region with one or two stria? ; base of the intermaxillaries 

 depressed ; maxillary only half hidden by the prreorbital. Teeth 

 rather small ; vomerine teeth none. The diameter of the eye 

 equals the width of the interorbital space, and is contained twice 

 and three-fourths in the length of the postorbital portion of the 

 head. Body broad, subcylindrical, its depth being considerably 



