915 
G-enus Oxystomus Raflnesque 
Oxtstomus RAFINESQ.UE. Ind, Itt. Sicil,, 1810, pp. 49, 
62, Type Oxystomus hyallnus RAFINESQUE, monotyplc, 
Leptognathus SWA IMSON, Nat. Hist, Animals, vol, 1, 1838, 
p. 221, Type Leptognathus o xystomus S WAINSON, mono- 
typic. 
Aneplstomon GISTEL, Naturges, Thlerr., 1848, p, lx . 
Type Leptorhynchus capensls SMITH, monotyplc. 
Head compressed. Snout very long, attenuate, clavate 
at tip, more than 1/4 of head. Eyes lateral. Jaws slender, 
elongate. Teeth pointed, none molar. Vomerine teeth present. 
Canine teeth strong. Front nostril In short tube near snout 
tip. 
Dorsal and anal fins distinct. 
Tall much longer than trunk. Pectoral developed, longer 
than eye. 
