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Family BSOCID^.— Needle-fishes. 



Genus TYI^OSURUS Cocco. 



51. Tylosurus annulatus Cuv. & Val. Gar-fishes. 



Head 2.50; D. 23; A. 21; V. 6; eye 2 into postorbital length 

 of head. Teeth rather strong, none on the vomer ; scales thin and 

 small ; lateral line forming a keel along the free portion of tail. 

 Color in spirits: Back and upper part of head green, with slight 

 wash of steel blue ; sides and belly silvery white ; dorsal dusky; 

 caudal with a dusky centre; remaining fins whitish; pedlorals with 

 an indistinct blotch at base. One specimen. Length 14 inches. 

 Guam, July 14, 1900. Hab. Red Sea, Seas of India, Malay Archi- 

 pelago, China, Marianas, North Australia. 



Family HBMIRAMPHID^.— Balaos. 



Genus HEMIRAMPHUS Cuvier. 



52. Hemiramphus limbatus Cuv. & Val. 



Head 3 or a little less ; depth 3.50 into head ; eye 4.50 ; snout 

 3.50; D. 14; A. 12; scales 54. Teeth minute and in several rows 

 in both jaws ; upper jaw short, wider than long. Fins: Caudal, 

 lobed ; the lower lobe the longest ; dorsal beginning slightly in 

 advance of anal ; ventrals equal to orbit ; pectorals 3 into head. 

 Color in spirits : Silvery, bluish above ; a distinct silvery band 

 which posteriorh' is equal to one scale ; tip of dorsal and anal dusky. 

 Five specimens. Length 7-10 inches. Guam, June 14, igoo. 

 Hah. Seas of India, China, Western Pacific, Marianas. 



Family FISTUI/ARIID^.— Cornet-fishes. 



Genus FISTUI/ARIA Linn^us. 



53-55- Fistularia depressa Linn. Trumpet-fish. Bagag. 



Head 2.66; depth 3.20; eye 11; interorbital 14.5; D. 15; A. 14; 

 no scales, body nearly smooth ; the upper lateral edges of snout 

 sharply serrated ; the 2 middle ridges on upper surface of snout 

 well separated, being nearest together mesiall}'. Color in spirits : 

 Dirty brownish, lighter below ; the young with a few scattered blue 

 spots. Four specimens. Length 8-29 inches. Guam, June 14, 

 1900. Hab. East Indies, Au.stralia, China, Panama, Lower Cali- 

 fornia, Hawaiian Islands, Marianas. 



