80 FISH AXD FISH-LIKE ANIMALS OF N.S.W., 



293. Grammatorycxus Gill. P. Acad. N. Sci. Philad., 1862. p. 125 

 (bilineatus). 

 293a. G. bicarixatcs. Large-scaled Tunny. Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy 

 & Gainiard, Vov. Uranie, 1825. p. 357, pi. 61, 1. G. bicarinatus 

 McCulloch, P.L.S. N.S.W., xl.. 1915. p. 266. pi. 35. 1 (PL xxxiii.). 

 A little known species which probably appears at intervals on the coast of 

 New South Wales, but which has been but rarely captured. Length 3 feet. 



LUVARIFORMES. 



CXXXII. Family Litvaridae. 



294. LrvARis Rafinesque, Caratteri. 1810. p. 22 (impericUis). 



294a. L. impeeialis. Id. Rafinesque, Ibid.; Id. Day, Fish. Gt. Brit. & 



Irel. i., 1880-84. p. 121, pi. 43 (PL xxxiii.). 

 A wide-world oceanic species, once recorded from N.S. Wales waters. Length 

 6 feet. 



XlPHIIFORMES. 

 A. No ventral fins or teeth in adults; scales obsolete. Fam. Xiphiidae (cxxxiii.). 

 AA. Ventral fins and teeth present; scales present. Fam. Istiophoridae (cxxxiv.). 



CXXXIII. Family Xiphiidae. 



295. Xiphias Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th. ed., 1758. p. 248 (gladius). 



295a. X. gladias. Spear-fish. hi. Linne. Ibid.; Id. Day. Fish. Gt. Brit. 



& Irel. i.. 1880-84, p. 146. pi. 49, 1-2 (PL xxxiv.t. 

 Occurring in all temperate and tropical oceans. Length 15 feet. 



CXXXIV. Family Istiophoridae. 



A. Ventral rays 2 or 3; dorsal fin high and undivided. Istiophorus (296). 



AA. A single ventral ray; dorsal low, divided in adulrs. Tet rapt urns (297). 



296. ISTIOPHORDS Lacepede, H.N. Poiss, iii.. 1802, p. 374 (gladifer). 



296a. I. gladius. Sail-fish. Scomber gladius Broussonet, Mem. Acad. 

 Sci., 1876, p. 454, pi. 10. /. gladius McCulloch. Ree. Aust. Mus., xiii.. 

 4, 1921, p. 137, pi. 24, 1 (PI. xxxiv.). 

 An oceanic wanderer in the tropics, sometimes ranging southward to N.S. 

 Wales waters. 



297. Tetrapturus Rafinesque, Caratteri, 1810, p. 54 (belone). 



297a. T. indicts. Sword-fish. Id. Cuvier & Valenciennes, H.N. Poiss., 

 viii.j 1831. p. 286. Histiophorus gladius Ramsay (nee. Broussonet), 

 P.L.S. N.S.W,. v., 1881, p. 295, pi. 8 (PL xxxiv.).' 



Occurs along the coast and reaches a length of 14 feet. 



Trichiuriformes. 

 A. Ventral fins reduced to scale like appendages or absent. 



Fam. Trichiuridae (cxxxv.V 

 AA. Each ventral fin represented by a spine, with or without rays. 



Fam Gempyllidae (exxxvi.). 



