](). KLOI'S. 409 



Albiila bananus, Ci/v. ^- 7'«/. xix. p. 34o; Blci-I;. Verh.Bat. G'cn.x\iv. 



Chi roc. p. 11. 



neoofiiiiiaica, Cuv. 8,- VuJ. xix. p. 350. 



seminuda, Cm: ^'- Vul. xix. p. 351. 



ervtliroclieilos, Cuv. cjj- Vul. xix. p. 352, pi. 540 (574) : Cant. 



Mal'Fi^^h. p. 283. 



forsteri, Cuv. ^- Val. xix. p. 354. 



rostrata, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 189. 



B. 11-16. D. 17-18. A. 8. L. lat. 75. L. transv. ^. 

 Yert. 07-70 (41/26). Cicc. pyl. 22. 

 The length of the head is two-sevenths or one-fourth of the total 

 (■without candal); snout tetrahedral, conical ; mouth inferior. Ventral 

 fins inserted below the last dorsal rays. Uniform silvery. 

 Tropical and subtropical seas. 



a. Adult. Cape Yerde Islands. Presented by the Eev. R. T. 



Lowe. 

 b-c. Adult and half-grown : stuffed. "West Indies. Purchased of 



Mr. Scrivener. 

 d-f. Adult and young : skins. Jamaica. Purchased of Dr. Parnell. 

 g. Adult. Puerto CabcUo. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 

 h. Adult. Belize. From Mr. Godman's Collection. 

 i-lc. Y'oung. Bahia. From Dr. AYucherer's Collection. 

 I. Half-grown. Pacific coast of Central America. Presented by 



Capt. J. M. Dow. 

 m. Young: skin. Tana, New Hebrides. Voyage of the ' Herald.' 

 n, 0. Young. East-Indian archipelago. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 ji-r. Young: skins. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 s. Adult : stuffed. Singapore. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 f. Adult : skin. Ceylon. From Dr. Kelaart's Collection. 

 u. Adult. Port Natal. Pm-chased of Mr. Thomas Ayres. 

 V. Adult: skin. Zanzibar. From Lieut. -Col. Playfair's Collection. 

 IV. Adult : stufi'ed. Bed Sea. 

 a: Half-grown. Bed Sea. 

 y, z, a, ft, y-e. Adult, half- grown, and young. 



Sixth Group. ELOPINA. 

 Upper jaw shorter than lower ; abdomen rounded ; an osseous 

 gular plate. 



10. ELOPS. 



Elops, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 518. 

 Body rather elongate, moderately compressed ; abdomen flat. 

 Scales smaU, adherent; lateral line distinct. A narrow osseous 

 lamella, attached to the mandibulary symphysis, covers the part be- 

 tween the mandibles. Snout pointed, mouth wide, anterior ; inter- 

 maxillary short, maxillary forming the lateral part of the mouth. 

 Bands of viUiform teeth in the jaws, on the vomer, palatine and 



