1. SPHYRJiNA. 335 



Esox becima, Shaw, Zool. v. p. 112. 



SphyraBua vulgaris, Cuv. i^- Vul. iii. p. 327 ; Cuv. Reqne Anim. III. 

 Poiss. pi. 18. fig-. 1. 



viridensis, Cuv. 8f Val. iii. p. 339. 



guachancho, Cia: fy Val iii. p. 342. 



borealis, Dchay, Neic York Fauna, Fishes, p. 39. pi. 60. f. 19G. 



D. 5 I ^. A. -'-. L. lat. 150. L. transv. 25-30. Yert. 24. 



The height of the body is nine or ten times in the total length, 

 the length of the head 3| ; the diameter of the eye is one-eighth of 

 the length of the head. Operciiliun with a single point, lower jaw 

 with a long fleshy appendage anteriorly. The length of the pectoral 

 is one-twelfth of the total, and nearly equal to that of the ventrals ; 

 the spine of the latter is not much shorter than the rays. The 

 origin of the first dorsal is far behind the extremity of the pectorals, 

 and somewhat before the vertical from the root of the ventrals, in 

 the middle of the length of the fish, the caudal not included. The 

 interspace between the two dorsals is equal to one-sixth of the total 

 length. Above uniform greenish lead-coloured, beneath silvery ; 

 the colour of the back sometimes emits cross-bars intersecting the 

 lateral line. Yoimg individuals brown-spotted. 



Mediterranean ; Atlantic. 



a. Large specimen. Eiu'ope. Presented by the Zoological Society. 



h. Large specimen. Europe. 



c, d. Adult. Europe. From the Haslar Collection. 



e. Adult. Europe. From the Haslar Collection. 



/. Adult. Lanzarote. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. — =Spluj- 



rcena viridensis. 

 g. Half-grown. New York. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



2. Sphyraena novae Hollandiae. 



D. 5 I -i-. A. -i. L. lat. 135. 



The height of the body is nearly one-eleventh of the total length, 

 the length of the head one-fourth ; the diameter of the eye is one- 

 seventh of the latter. Operciilum rounded posteriorly. The length 

 of the pectoral is one-twelfth of the total and more than that of the 

 ventral ; the spine of the latter is not much shorter than the rays. 

 The origin of the first dorsal is behind the vertical from the root of 

 the ventral, before the middle of the length of the fish, the caudal 

 not included. The interspace between the two dorsals is equal to 

 one-fourth of the total length. Colour above greenish, beneath 

 silvery. 



Coast of New Holland. 



rt. Skin. Hobson's Bay, Port Phillip. From Mr. Macgillivray's Col- 

 lection. 



This species is very slender, the greatest height in the middle of 

 its body being one -eleventh of the total length. The snout is verj- 

 produced, one-half the length of the head ; the maxillary terminates 



