Storer's Synopsis of the Fishes of Worth America. 1 87 



. Bill-fiah, MiTrmi.L, Tran-'. I,n and Phil. Soc, of N. V.. i p II.; 



1 i Mitchoa, Amer. Month. Mag., u. p. 322. 



truncata, Gar or Bi i R, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc., n. p. 121 



Gar-fish, Storer's Report, p. 98. 

 " Banded Gar-fish, Dekay'i Report, p. 227, pi. 35, fig. 112. 



2. Belone argalus, Lesueur. 

 Bright blue upon the back ; the under side and opercula silvery. Dorsal and anal fins un- 

 equal ; mil deeply forked, lobes rounded, the inferior the longer ; pectorals small. Lateral 

 line very low, interrupted by the ventral fins, and beginning to rise above the base of the anal, 

 is then continued along the middle of the tail. 



D. 16. P. 18. V. 0. A. 19. C. 26. Length, (?). 

 Island of Guadaloupe, Lesueur. 



Belone arcalus, Lesceur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc, li. 



3. Belone Caribbcea, Lesueur. 



Back deep blue; whitish beneath. Mandibles equal, slender, and pointed ; dorsal con- 

 tinued farther back than the anal fin, the last rays also longer; caudal scolloped, lobes 

 rounded, the inferior twice as long as the superior ; ventrals rather long. 



D. 24. P. 13. V. 6. A. 22. C 30?. Length, (>). 



Caribbean Sea, Lesueur. 



Belone naribbcea, Lesoeor, Journ Acad. Nat Sc., u. p. 127. 

 " Bennett, Sowb. Zool. Journ., v. 



GENUS III. SCOMBERESOX, Cuv. 



Have the same structure of the jaws as those of the Belone ; and are simi- 

 lar, also, in the form of the body and scales, with a keel-like edge to the 

 belly ; but the posterior portions of the dorsal and anal fins are divided, forming 

 finlets, as in the Mackerel. 



1. Scomberesox Storeri, Dekay. 



Back olive-green ; a silvery band half an inch wide, almost as strongly marked as in the 

 Atherines, runs the whole length of the body, divided in its centre by a narrow longitudinal 

 line of the color of the back. Abdomen silvery, with a cupreous tinge. The lower jaw the 

 longer. Five or six finleis back of the dorsal fin ; five to seven finlets back of the anal fin. 

 A longitudinal furrow along the sides. 



D. 10. P. 14. V. 6. A. 12. C. 20. Length, 10 inches. 



Newfoundland, Lesueur. Massachusetts, Storer. New York, Dekav. 



