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G. truttaceus, Cuv. A new species Cuv. Reg. An. ii. 184. 



Gen. 34. MICIIOSTOMA, Cuv. 



Snout very short; lower jaw projecting, furnished, as well as the 

 intermaxillaries, with very fine teeth ; three broad and flat 

 rays in the branchial membrane; lateral line formed by a 

 row of strong scales. 



This genus was instituted by Cuvier. The type of it is the Serjpe microstome of 



Gen. 35. STOMIAS, Cuv. Esox, Risso. 



Snout extremely short ; mouth much cleft ; teeth long and 

 hooked ; those on the tongue smaller ; operculi thin and mem- 

 branous ; body elongated ; dorsal opposite to the anal fin. 



S. boa } Cuv. Body black, with many rows of silvery spots along 

 the belly. Inhabits the Mediterranean sea Risso, pi. 10, fig. 34. 



Gen. 36. CHAULIODUS, Schn. 



Two teeth in each jaw, crossing over the opposite jaw when the 

 mouth is shut ; dorsal fin opposite the interval between the 

 pectoral and ventral fins ; first ray of the dorsal fin elongated 

 and filamentous. 



C. Sloani, Schn. (Esox stomias, Shaw.) Body obscure greenish 

 brown. 15 to 18 inches long. Inhabits Mediterranean sea. 

 Shaw, vi. pi. 111. 



Gen. 37. SALANX, Cuv. 



Head depressed ; operculi folding downwards ; four flat rays on 

 the branchial membrane ; jaws pointed, furnished with a row 

 of crooked teeth ; palate smooth. 



This genus is founded by Cuvier on a species not yet described. 



Gen. 38. BELONE, Cuv. 



Snout long, formed by the intermaxillaries and lower jaw ; jaws 

 furnished with small teeth ; body elongated, with a row of 

 large carinated scales on each side of the body. 



B. vulgaris, (Esox belone, Lin.) The Gar-Fish. Body blue green 

 above, silvery below ; jaws long and taper. 2 feet long. Inha- 

 bits European seas. B. Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. pi. 74. 

 This fish is in esteem as food, notwithstanding the prejudice inspired by the 



green colour which the bones assume when dressed. 



Gen. 39. SCOMBERESOX, Lacep. 



Body and tail much elongated ; jaws very long, slender, and 

 narrow ; dorsal opposite the anal fin ; last rays of the dorsal 

 and anal fins detached, forming spurious fins. 



S. saurus, (Esox saurus, Schn.) The Saury Pike. Body eel- 

 shaped, dusky above, silvery beneath ; pectoral and anal fins very 



