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forming a lateral keel. Dorsal placed about last 7/, in space 
between tip of snout and base of caudal, first branched ray high- 
est and others soon after rapidly graduated down with last 
shortest. Anal similar, and inserted a trifle before dorsal. Cau- 
dal deeply lunate, lobes falcate, and lower much longer. Pec- 
toral short, broad and 42% to ventral. Ventral a little behind 
last third in space between. origin of pectoral and that of anal, 
and reaching 21% to latter. Vent close before anal. Color in 
alcohol not much faded more or less brownish from that noted 
when fresh. Clear hyaline-greenish on back when fresh. Sides. 
and lower surface silvery-white. Fins transparent hyaline-dusky, 
ventrals and anal paler. Iris silvery. Length 34 inches. Sea 
Isle City. August of 1906- Wm. J. Fox. 
A number of examples were taken by the fishermen. 
Tylosurus raphidoma Fowler, Science, XXIV, November goth, 
1906, p. 590. 
Family HEMIRAMPHID. 
Genus HEMIRAMPHUsS Cuvier. 
The Balaos. 
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnzus). 
Balao. 
Head, measured to end of beak, 234; depth 9%; D. u, 12; 
A. 1, 7; scales 56 counted from gill-opening above to base of 
caudal, and 5 more on latter; 6 scales in a vertical series between 
Balao. Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linneus). 
origin of dorsal and lateral line; 35 scales on back medianly be- 
fore dorsal; snout 3% in head measured from tip of upper jaw; 
eye 4; maxillary 334; interorbital space 4% ; second dorsal ray 
2%; second anal ray 3%; least depth of caudal peduncle 34%; 
pectoral 114; ventral 24%; lower caudal lobe a little more than 
