The Ganoids 263 
The Amiide retain many of the Ganoid characters, though 
approaching more nearly than any other of the Ganoids to the 
modern herring tribe. For this reason the name Halecomorphi 
(shad-formed) was given to this order by Professor Cope. The 
gular plate found in Amia and other Ganoids reappears in 
the herring-like family of Elopide, which includes the tarpon 
and the ten-pounder. 
