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length of the pectoral fin, which is more than the distance of the 

 opercular margin from the orbit. Ventral fin nearly midway be- 

 tween eye and caudal. The middle and hinder dorsal and anal rays 

 Bubequal in length, short, the last terminating at a great distance 

 from the root of the caudal. The origin of the anal is in advance of 

 that of the dorsal. Caudal fin forked. Scales not very small, adhe- 

 rent. Green above, silvery below. 

 West Indies (North-west Australia?). 



a-h. Twelve inches long. Dominica. Purchased of Mr. Cutter. 



c. Seventeen inches long. North-west Australia. From the Haslar 



Collection. 



d. Three inches long. Jamaica. 



4. Belone lovii. 

 D. 13. A. 18. P. 11. 



The free portion of the tail is strongly depressed, and dilated into 

 a broad sharp edge on each side. Body rather depressed, subponta- 

 gonal. The length of the head is rather more than one-third of the 

 total (without caudal) ; its upper surface flat, striated, with a very 

 shallow, scaly median groove ; superciliary region slightly striated ; 

 base of the intcrmaxillaries much depressed. Maxillary entirely 

 hidden by the pra^orbital, which is scaly ; teeth very small ; vomerine 

 teeth none. The diameter of the eye is consj)ieuously more than the 

 width of the interorbital space, and two-thirds of the length of the 

 postorbital portion of the liead. Depth of the body considerably less 

 than the length of the pectoral fin, which is more than the distance 

 of the opercular margin from the orbit. Ventral fin nearly midway 

 between eye and caudal. The middle and hinder dorsal and anal 

 rays subequal in length, short, the last terminating at a great dis- 

 tance from the root of the caudal. The origin of the anal is in ad- 

 vance of that of the dorsal. Caudal fin forked. Scales not very 

 small, adherent. Greenish bronze-coloured above, silvery below. 



Cape de Verde Islands. 



o. Fifteen inches long. Presented by the Kev. K. T. Lowe. 



5. Belone carinata. 



Cuv. ^ Veil, xviii. p. 437. 



D. 15. A. 17. 

 The free portion of the tail is much depressed, with broad, sharp, 

 lateral edges. Upper jaw much shorter than lower. Caudal &i 

 emarginate. ( Val.) 

 Sandwich Islands. 

 Perhaps identical with B. platura. 



