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two-thirds hidden by the proeorbital. Teeth rather small ; vomerine 

 teeth none ; tongue smooth. The diameter of the eye is two-thirds 

 of the width of the interorbital space, and one -third of the length 

 of the postorbital portion of the head. Body rather compressed, its 

 depth being less than the length of the pectoral fin, which is more 

 than the distance of the opercular margin from the orbit, and one- 

 sixth of the distance between the opercular margin and the extre- 

 mity of the caudal. Ventral fin midway between the front margin 

 of the eye and the caudal. The middle and hinder dorsal and anal 

 rays subequal in length, short, the last terminating at a considerable 

 distance from the root of the caudal. Caudal fin rounded. Scales 

 of moderate size, in about 120 transverse series. No black spot on 

 the root of the caudal fin. 

 Nias. 



a. Type of the species, 16 inches long. From Dr. Bleeker's Col- 

 lection. 



27. Belone urvillii. 

 Cuv. ^ Val. xviii. p. 444. 



D. 13. A. 15. 

 Body short, beak long, the length of the head being contained 

 twice and two-thirds in the total (with the caudal). Teeth slender 

 and very pointed. Pra?orbital scaly. Pectoral fin long and pointed, 

 its length being one-fifth of the distance between the opercular 

 margin and the extremity of the caudal. Caudal fin rounded. Scales 

 weU developed. ( Val.) 

 Vanicolo. 



28. Belone capensis. 

 D. 14. A. 15. 



The free portion of the tail is compressed, deeper than broad. The 

 length of the head is two-fifths of the total (vdthout caudal) ; its 

 upper surface flat, with a very shallow and broad median groove ; 

 superciHaiy region striated ; base of the intermaxillaries dejiressed, 

 maxiUary two-thirds hidden by the prseorbital. Teeth rather small, 

 widely set ; vomerine teeth none. The diameter of the eye is less 

 than the width of the interorbital space, and one-third of the length of 

 the postorbital portion of the head. Body broad, sub-cylindrical. The 

 length of the pectoral fin exceeds the distance of the opercular mar- 

 gin from the orbit. Ventral fin rather small, nearly midway between 

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

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

 tance from the root of the caudal ; basal portion of the anal naked. 

 Caudal fin slightly emarginate. Scales of moderate size. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



a. Eleven inches long. Cape of Good Hope. 



h. Thirteen inches long : stufiiid. Cape of Good Hope. From Sir A. 

 Smith's Collection. 



