EXOCCTIDA. — XLII. US 
keeled; eye very large, scales minute; D. elevated behind. Green, 
sides silvery; young with round dark spots. D. 25. A. 26. Lat. 1. 
520. L.40. W. Indies, occasional N. (Lat., gaping.) 
99. SCOMBERESOX Lacépede. (ScomBer -+ Esox.) 
a. Jaws produced in a slender beak; the snout longer than rest of head. 
223. S. saurus (Walbaum). Saury. Sxipper. Fins small; 
C. forked. Olive, sides with distinct silvery band. Head 33; 
depth9. D.9-VI. A.12-VI. Lat.1.110. L.18. Open Atlan- 
tic, not rare; in large schools, skipping along the surface. (uw.) 
(An old name, “ lizard-fish.’’) 
100. HEMIRAMPHUS Cuvier. (nu-, half; pdydos, beak.) 
a. Ventrals inserted midway between eye and base C.; A. about as long as 
D., both with 14 to 16 rays; last ray of D. not produced. 
224. H. unifasciatus Ranzani. HALF-BEAK. Green; lower 
jaw red ; sides with a silvery band. Head 4}; depth 6 to 74. Lat. 1. 
54. L. 12. W. Indies, ete.; the typical form with shortish jaw, 
from Florida Keys, S. Var. roberti, Cuv. & Val., more slender, 
with longer lower jaw, longer than. rest of head, ranges N. to Cape 
Cod. (HLat., one-banded.) (From Va., 8., occurs H. balao Le 
Sueur, with V. midway between middle of P. and base of C.) 
101. EULEPTORHAMPHUS Gill. (etAemros, very slender; 
papdos, beak.) 
225. E. longirostris (Cuvier). Lower jaw much longer than 
rest of head; no lateral band. Head 62; depth 10. D.22. A. 19. 
L. 18. Open sea, occasional N. to Cape Cod. (Lat., long- 
snouted.) 
102. PAREXOCCSTUS Bleeker. (mapa, near; E'xocoetus.) 
226. P. mesogaster (Bloch). Second ray of P. divided; D. very 
high. Blue; sides silvery; D. largely black, other fins pale. Head 
42; depth 5. D.12. A.13. Lat.1.38. L.6. Open sea, N. to 
R. I.  (yéoos, middle ; y:ornp, the position of V.) 
103. HALOCYPSELUS Weinland. (ds, sea; kvedos, 
swallow.) 
227. H. evolans (L.). Second ray of P. divided; A. nearly as 
long as D.; D. low; P. dark above, pale below; other fins pale ; 
V. white. Head 4; depth 53. D. 13. A.13. Lat.142, L. 9. 
Open sea, N. to Cape Cod. (Lat., flying away.) 
104. EXOCGSTUS? (Artedi) Linneus. (FLYING-FISHES.) 
(The flying-fishes live in the open sea, swimming in large schools. 
They will “fly” a distance of from a few rods to more than an 
1 For a detailed account of the American Flying-fishes, see Jordan & Meek, Proc. 
U.S. Nat. Mus., 1885, p. 44. 
