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Rakers v, 2 + 7, vi, lanceolate, and much shorter than filaments, 

 which are about half of eye. Color in alcohol brownish, color of back 

 well separated from paler color of lower surface, and without markings. 

 Tip of snout brownish. Fins all pale brownish, bases of caudal lobes 

 with pale brownish bars. Faded marks or traces of bars, as indicated 

 by Cope, are evident. Iris brassy. Length 7f inches (caudal dam- 

 aged). Type. 



The others show: Head 2f to 2|; depth 6i to 8; D. ii, 8; A. iii, 8, i; 

 scales 77 to 80 in lateral line to base of caudal, and several more on 

 latter; snout If to If in head; eye 8^ to 9f ; interorbital space 4f to 

 5f ; least depth of caudal peduncle 4f to 6; length 7|f to 12| inches 

 (caudal damaged). 



BELONOCHARAX gen. nov. 

 Type Belonocharax beani sp. nov. 

 Related to Boulengerella Eigenmann, but differing in the larger scales,, 

 which are about 50, while in the latter they are about 88. Lateral 

 line incomplete. 



{BeUvyj, Belone, the Old World Gar; ;ifa^al, Charax.) 



Belonocharax beani sp. nov. Fig. 51. 



Head 2f ; depth 7; D. ii, 8; A. iii, 8, i; P. i, 18; V. i, 7; scales in 

 lateral line, or those with tubes, 27, and count continued to base of 

 caudal 18, also 5 more on latter; 5 scales obliquely forward from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line; 8 scales obliquely back from origin of 

 adipose fin to lower surface of caudal peduncle; 5 scales obliquely for- 

 ward from origin of ventral to lateral line; 35 scales before dorsal; 

 width of head 3 J in its length; depth of head at posterior edge of pre- 

 opercle 2|; snout 2|-; eye 8|; tip of snout to posterior extremity of 

 maxillary If; mandible If; interorbital space 5; second dorsal ray 2|; 

 third anal ray 3; least depth of caudal peduncle 4f; pectoral 2|; ventral 

 3i. 



Body long, rather slender, well compressed, trunk of more or less 

 even depth, and middle of back evidently levelled but without any 

 distinct keels on each side above. Lower edges of body evidently 

 rounded. Postdorsal, postadipose dorsal and postanal edges of body 

 flattened a trifle, and edge on each side a rather obsolete keel. Caudal 

 peduncle well compressed, its length about f its least depth. 



Head long, attenuate, or in a long triangle, well compressed, flattened 

 or rather broadened above, and sides becoming constricted somewhat 

 below. Jaws long, tapering, robust, rather depressed, upper project- 



