THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 28: 
scales before dorsal; about 20 scales between origin of dorsal 
and lateral line in a vertical series; 7 scales between origin of 
ventral and lateral line in a vertical series; eye 244 in postocular 
region; interorbital space 17%; ventral 11/,,; first branched dor- 
sal ray 1%; first branched anal ray 1%; least depth of caudal 
peduncle 4; lower caudal lobe equals eye and postocular region; 
pectoral 1%. Body robust, its greatest width about 1% in its 
greatest depth, sides but slightly compressed and back broadly 
convex. Caudal peduncle slightly depressed, a little broader than 
deep, and keel along middle of its side out on base of caudal 
distinct. Head broad, side flattened and constriction below 
rather broad. Jaws short, subtruncate at base and rapidly taper- 
ing in a slender point depressed above and below. Eye longer 
than deep, high, and pupil similar. Mouth not altogether clos- 
ing at bases of jaws. Maxillary nearly reaches front of pupil 
and nearly concealed. Teeth in jaws knife-shaped, lower fitting 
outside upper jaw when mouth closes, uniserial along edges, 
Gar. Tylosurus raphidoma (Ranzani). (Young.) 
rather, long, more or less equal and rather broad bands of minute 
ones externally along edges of jaws. ‘Tongue rather narrowly 
elongate and free. Nasal cavity moderately large, vertical, and 
impinging above so that internasal space is much less than inter- 
orbital. Interorbital space flattened and with a slight depres- 
sion in middle. Top of head slightly depressed after interor- 
bital space. Posterior margin of preopercle but slightly inclined. 
Gill-opening forward to front edge of eye. Gill-rakers none. 
Filaments 114 in eye horizontally. Isthmus narrowly trenchant. 
Scales very small, especially above, not arranged in definite 
series, and cycloid, mostly fallen at present. Base of caudal 
scaly. About 15 series of scales on cheek. All of opercle and 
rest of head naked. Lateral line running low, very distinct, of 
large truncate scales, and posteriorly on side of caudal peduncle 
