2o6 REPORT OF XEW JERSEY STATE MUSEU^I. 



along side of mandible and folded underneath, meeting its fellow 

 on opposite side and concealing a small portion of lower jaw. 

 Dorsal inserted a trifle behind last fourth in space between tip 

 of mandible and base of caudal, margin concave at first and 

 becoming convex behind where longest ray equals distance from, 

 middle of eye to end of head. Caudal slightly emarginate, upper 

 lobe I J^ in lower. Anal inserted a little behind origin of dorsal, 

 first rays highest. Pectoral a little less than one- third to ventral. 

 Ventral about midway between front of eye and base of caudal. 

 Color greenish on back. Under surface, except mandibular flap, 

 silvery. On sides 14 black blotches not extending to caudal, and 

 largest two-thirds as wide as length of eye. Dorsal black, except 

 on first six rays, which are pale. Paired fins and anal pale. 

 Caudal small, except anterior half of upper lobe, on which mem- 

 brane covering rays is black, intervals between rays pale. Length 

 6^ inches. Ocean City. (From Bean.) 



A straggler in the Gulf Stream from tropical America, has only 

 been noted on one occasion by Dr. Bean. It differs from our 

 common gar chiefly in the increased dorsal and anal radii. It is 

 said to attain even a larger size, 5 feet. 



Tylosurus gladius Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 

 146, PI. 2, fig. 15. 



Family SCOMBRESOCID^. 



The Sauries. 



Body elongate, compressed, general aspect that of a mackerel. 

 Both jaws in adult more or less prolonged, forming a slender 

 beak, and upper always longer. Teeth very feeble, pointed. 

 Maxillaries joined fast to premaxillaries. Gill-rakers numerous, 

 long and slender. Pharyngeal bones essentially as in Bxoccefiis. 

 Fourth upper pharyngeal on each side wanting or fused with 

 third. Third pharyngeal greatly enlarged, separate from its 

 fellow, covered with tricuspid teeth. Second with simple teeth. 

 First toothless. Lower pharyngeals united, forming a triangular 

 bone with concave surface, covered with tricuspid teeth. Into 

 hollow of this bone upper pharyngeals fit. Body covered with 



