106 PISH AND FISH-LIKE ANIMALS OF N.S.W., 



293. Grammatorycnus Gill. P. Acad. N. Sei. Pbilad., 1862, p. 125 

 (bilineatus) . 

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

 & Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, 1825, p. 357, pi. 61, 1. G. bicarinatus 

 McCuUoch, P.L.S. N.S.W., xl., 1915, p. 266, pi. 35. 1 (PI. 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 Luyaridae. 



294. Luvabus Rafinesque, Caratteri, 1810, p. 22 (imperialis ) . 



294a. L. imperialis. 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 (cxxxivj. 



CXXXIII. Family Xiphiidae. 



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



295a. X. gladias. Spear-fish. Id. Linne, Ibid.; Id. Dav, Fish. Gt. Brit. 



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

 Occurring in all temperate and tropical oceans. Length 15 i'eet. 



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 adulte. Tetraptums (297 >. 



296. Istiophorus 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. I. gladius McGulloch, Ree. Aust. Mus., xiii.. 

 4, 1921. p. 137, pi. 24, 1 (Fl. 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. indicus. Sword-fish. Id. Cuvier & Valenciennes, H.N. Poiss., 

 viii.. 1831. |>. 286. Histiophorus gladim Ramsav (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 (exxxv.). 

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



Fam. Gempyllidae (exxxvi.). 



