Specimens: 



Tracy (1910) cites a member of this rare West Indian species 

 taken at Newport by a Mr. Brown. 



Family Scomberesocindae 

 Genus Scomberesox 



(65) Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum) 1792 

 Needlefish, billfish, saury 



Specimens: 



This billfish is common in the Newport and Point Judith traps 

 during July and August. Specimens from 8 to 16 inches (TL) were 

 examined. 



Family Exocoetidae 

 Genus Parexocoetus 



(66) Parexocoetus mesogaster (Bloch) 1795 

 Short-winged flyingfish, blackwing 



Specimens: 



Tracy (1910) mentions a specimen of five and a half inches (TL) 

 from Newport. It is located in the Museum of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences at Philadelphia. 



Genus Exocoetus 



(67) Exocoetus speculiger (Linnaeus) 1758 

 Flying fish 



Specimens: 



Tracy (1910) reports a specimen in the United States National 

 Museum which was taken at Block Island in August, 1874. 



Genus Cypselurus 



(68) Cypselurus heterurus (Rafinesque) 1810 

 Flying fish, single-bearded flying fish 



Specimens: 



Tracy (1910) cites a specimen from Block Island mentioned by 

 Goode. 



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