plate lxiv. 
ESOX BELONE. 
SEA PIKE, OR GAR-FISH 
*** PISCES ABDOMIN ALES. 
generic character. 
equal tl attlSh ab ° Ve : moudl and throat large : jaws toothed, un- 
pala te smo^h^ ^ ^ l0Wer pUnCtated : ton g ue broad, loose ; 
double Sm °° tl1 ‘ Cyes round > moderate size, and lateral : nostrils 
seven t ^ Glll ' covers ,ar S e > aperture ample, with from 
above co £ ^ Botly eloR S ated > c °vered with hard scales, 
barest thTbaV nd j C ° mpreS * ed ° n the sldes : lateral straight, 
and placeri ' ^ scarce ty visible : dorsal and anal fin very short, 
faced opposite. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
AND 
SYNONYMS. 
Each jaw long, and subulate. 
Es °X Bf.LONE • rrvuf 
• o.tro utraque maxilla subulato. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 
Esox T ' X ' P ‘ 3 ’ P' 1391. sp. 6. 
‘ f ° CUSpItlat0 S racili subtereti pithamali. Linn. Fn. 
Suec. 356 — Art. Gen. 10. Syn. 27. 
