119 
Histiophorus herschelu, Giinth. Cat. Fish. ii, p. 513, 1861 
Table Bay); Gilchr. Cat. Fish. in Mar. Inv. S. Afr. i, 
1902, p. 123 (S. Africa). | 
Histiophorus brevirosiris, Playfair, Fish. Zanzibar, p. 53, 
1866 (Zanzibar). 
? Tetrapturus imperator, Jord. & Everm Fish N. and Mid. 
‘ Amer. p. 892, 1896 (West Indies ; ranging occasionally 
northwards to Cape Cod). 
FAmiIty XIPHIIDAE. 
Xiphias, Artedi. 
Xipmias, Artedi, Gen. Pisc. p. 29, 1738; Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 
Ko. 24078750, Gunth. Cat.) Fish. 1, p.511; 1860 ;.Jord. 
& Everm. Fish. N. and Mid. Amer. p. 893, 1896. 
Xipmas et Machaera, Cuv. Régne Anim. 1817. i 
Xiphias gladius, Linn. 
(The Sword-fish). 
miouceenmototla Wet Nats Anim. ‘11, cap, 13, «15; vill,. 
€ap.19; 7 Atlan, De: Anim: Nat. 1x, cap. 40; xiv, cap. 
22) oathents Deipnos!i vil, -p. .314% Oppian, De. Pisc. 1, 
MSs ip 48. 
Xipiias, Ovid, Halieut. v, p.'67’/; Pliny, Hist. mundi, xxxu, 
eam, 2. penn) Belloni Hist.. Nat.. Pisc..pi3.100, .1552 ; 
Gesner. Hist. Anim: p. 1049, 1558; Rondel. De Pisc. 
Mitty cap. 15. p. 25) 1500.7 Willughby,.; De. Hist.:Pisc. 
Peoty tab 1_\ 27, ne! 2). 1686; ‘Ray, synops.).Meth. Pisc. 
ge. 7a. Artedy,. Gen. Pise: p:)30,.1738. 
Gladius, Pimy, Hist. mundi, 1x, .cap..15 ; Salvian. Aquat. 
iz. 027) 4554 ; Gesner: t-C.p: 370, 1550), ochonev. [chth. 
Dees, woes. Aldroy. De Pisce. i, cap. 21, p. 332, 1638 ; 
Cleans, qcettor .- Kunst-Kammer, pp. 2, °37,; tab.\ 23. 
fig. 3 (faulty). 
Xipmas eladius, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x, p. 248, 1758 (Europe), 
Allene At pias 01 pAried), ,amndmed.-xii, p. 432, 1766 ; Bi. 
Hetial aii ep 22. tal. On 1760. Ixisso, Telith, Nice, p. 90; 
mono, anc Hun. Mend. ni, p.,208,,1827%; Bleming, British 
ao, 220, 1628, Cuv. & Val. vilip.255, pl. 225 and 
226, 1831 (The African coast to the Cape ; Quoy & Gaimard 
have figured one in a collection at Cape Town); Yarrell, 
Pintisne’ ish: 1,’ p.- 164, \1836> Parnell) Bishi: Firth’ of 
Pore P55, Loge, Wetmidei,, Voy. Russ. Mérnd! i, 
poe meso); Deka, New York Hauna; Fish. p. 111; 
1642; Lowe, .T rans, Zool. Soc. (11, 1842, p. 5; Guichen. 
Explor. Algérie, Poiss. p.. 60, 1830 ;, Cuv. Régne Anim. 
fi Poss. pi. 50, Me 1, ply 5m fis. 2 pl. 53, he, 2, 18505: 
mouap. Cat, MetPisc, sPur..p. 80, 1850; Lacép. “Hist. 
Nat. Nouv. Ed. pp. 3 and 55, 1855; Giinth. Cat. Fish. u, p.. 
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