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MUGILID^E. (Mullets, chal yu) 



Mugil longimanus Giinther. 



Scales, 32-12; dorsal, IV, 8; anal, III, 9. A dark spot in axil 

 of pectorals ; tip of caudal dusky ; tip of soft dorsal dusky ; max- 

 illary completely hidden; adipose eyelid well developed; origin 

 of dorsal over the anterior third of anal ; pectorals equal to length 

 of head; origin of spinous dorsal midway between end of caudal 

 vertebra and origin of ventrals. (6270, 6273, 6274, 6276, 6278, 

 6279, 6282, 6283, 6284, 6286.) 



Mugil cephalus Linn. (Striped mullet.) 



Mugil oeur ForskAl. 



Mugil macrolipidotus Richardson. 



Dorsal, IV, 8; anal, III, 8; scales, 38-40; head, 3.90; depth, 

 4; eye about equal to snout; a dusky stripe on center of each 

 series of scales on upper half of body; a large dusky blotch on 

 base of pectorals, adipose eyelid present and covering all of eye 

 except pupil. Maxillary hidden except at tip. (6280, 6285.) 



Mugil planiceps Cuv. and Val. 



Greenish brown above, each series of scales with a darker 

 line; pectorals short, equal to length from center of eye to 

 posterior margin of opercles ; adipose eyelid narrow, of greatest 

 width posteriorly, scarcely covering half of iris; no spot in axil 

 of pectorals; maxillary showing at tip. (6281.) 



SPHYRJ£NID,£. (Barracudas) 



Sphyrsena obtusata Cuv. and Val. 



Head, 3; depth, 6; eye, 5.5; opercle ending in a single point. 

 Length, 120 to 375 millimeters. (6452, 6492, 6496, 6498, 6507.) 



Sphyraena jello Cuv. and Val. (Banded barracuda.) 



One specimen, length, 175 millimeters. This species is charac- 

 terized by the 16 dark bands over the back, the very small 

 scales, and the 2 points on the opercle. (6448.) 



POLYNEMID^E. (Threadfins) 



Polydactylus tetradactylus Shaw. 



Four pectoral appendages ; tip of dorsal black ; pectorals usually 

 with a grayish wash. (6341, 6360, 6361, 6362, 6364.) 



