266 SCOMBRESOCID^B. 



rays bcinj^ much longer than the eye. Sides with a well-dofinccl 

 silvery hand, which is as broad as a scale. 



China. 

 a, h. Seven inches long. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



13. Hemirhamphus calaharicus. 

 D. 13-15. A. 14-15. L. lat. 50. 



Body but slightlj^ compressed. The length of the entire head is 

 contained twice and three-fonrths in the total (without caudal), the 

 length of the lower jaw (beyond the extremity of the upper jaw) four 

 times and three-fourths. The triangular part of the upper jaw, 

 formed by the intermaxillaries, is as broad as long. The diameter of 

 the eye equals the width of the interorbital space, and is two-thirds 

 of the postorbital part of the head. The root of the ventral fin is 

 midway between the base of the caudal and the head. Pectoral 

 shorter than the head, without snout. Dorsal and anal fins scale- 

 less ; the former rather longer than the latter. Caudal fin emarginate, 

 the central rays being much longer than the eye. Sides with a well- 

 defined silvery band, which is as broad as a scale. 



West Africa. 



a. Six inches long. Old Calabar. 



h-c. Four and five inches long. West Africa. Purchased of Mr. 

 Stevens. 



14. Hemirhamphus dussumierii. 



Hemirhamphus erytlirorinclius, var., Lesueur, Joiirn. Acad. Nat. Sc. 



rhilad. ii. p. 138. 

 ? Ileiuiraniphus gamberur, Rilpp. N. W. Fische, p. 74. 

 Ileniirliamphus dussumierii, Cuii. ^ Val. xix. p. 33 ; Bleeli. Verh. Bat, 



Genootsch. xxiv. Snoek. p. 18. 



D. 15. A. 14. L. lat. 52. 



Body subtetrahedral. The length of the entire head is contained 

 t"\vice and three-fourths in the total (%vithout caudal), the length of 

 the lower jaw (beyond the extremity of the upper jaw) five times and 

 a half. The triangular part of the upper jaw, formed by the inter- 

 maxillaries, is broader than long. Eye large, its diameter being 

 somewhat more than the width of the interorbital space, and not 

 much less than the length of the postorbital part of the head. Pa- 

 rietal part of the head broader than long. The root of the ventral 

 fin is midway between the head and the base of the caudal. Dorsal 

 and anal fins nearly scaleless ; the former longer than the latter. 

 Caudal fin deeply forked, the central rays being shorter than the 

 eye. Back dark ; sides with a well-defined narrow silvery band. 



Indian Ocean. 



a. Adult. Mozambique. Erom the Berlin Museum. 



h, c. Adult. In bad state. Zanzibar. Presented by Colonel Playfair. 



d. Adult. Seychelles, From the Haslar Collection. 



e. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



