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31. fielone latimanus. 



Belone latimana, Pocy, Mem. Cub. ii. p. 292. 

 D. 25. A. 23. 



Beak and body elongate ; the length of the head is a Httle less 

 than one-third of the total (without caudal). The middle and pos- 

 terior dorsal rays not prolonged; caudal forked. (Foey.) 



Cuba. 



32. Belone raphidoma. 



Belone raphidoma, Ranzani, Nov. Conim. Acad. Sc. Inst, lionon. v. 



1842, p. 359, tab. 37. fig. 1. 

 crassa, Poey, Mem. Cuh. ii. p. 291. 



D. 22. A. 22. Vert. 57/27. {Poey.) 



Tail not depressed. The length of the head one-third of the total 

 (without caudal). Teeth of moderate size ; upper jaw shorter than 

 lower ; the diameter of the eye is a little less than one-half of the 

 length of the postorbital part of the head, which equals that of the 

 pectoral fin. Ventral fin midwaj' between eye and root of the caudal. 

 The middle and hinder dorsal and anal rays arc short and subequal 

 in length, the last dorsal ray terminating at a short distance from 

 the caudal. The origin of the dorsal is opposite to that of the anal. 

 Caudal forked. Scales very small. (Hanz.) 



Brazil (lianzam) ; Cuba {Poey). 



33. Belone melanochir. 



Belone melanochir, Pocy, Mem. Cub. ii. p. 294. 

 D. 23. A. 20. 



The length of the head is contained thrice and one-third in the 

 total (with the caudal) ; beak feeble, armed with long and slender 

 teeth. Scales minute. Pectorals short, broad ; dorsal and anal fins 

 commence opposite to each other and have the middle and posterior 

 rays not prolonged. Caudal forced. Posterior half of the pectorals 

 black. {Poey.) 



Cuba. 



34. Belone anastomella. 



Belone anastomella, Cuv. 8f Val. xviii. p. 440. 

 ciconia, Richards. Ichthyol. Cliin. p. 2G4. 



D. 17-19. A. 22-25. 



Tail strongly compressed, much deeper than broad. The length 

 of the head is contained thrice and a fourth in the total (without 

 caudal) : its upper surface with a wide and rather deep median 

 groove ; superciliary and occipital regions striated ; base of the in- 

 termaxillaries depressed, maxillarj^ two-thirds hidden by the pra?- 

 orbital. Teeth strong ; vomerine teeth none ; tongue smooth. The 

 diameter of the eye is much loss than the width of the ititerorbital 

 space, and one-fourth of the lenyih of the postorbital portion of the 

 head. Body strongly compressed, its depth being less than the length 



