Hemirhamphus elongatus TANAKA, Fig, Descr. Fishes 
of Japan, vol. E, p, EE, pi. 6, fig. E, June 
15, 1911 (type locality: Misaki, Sagami). 
Depth 16-3/5, well compressed, flattened sides 
little convergent below; head 3, head from snout tip 7, 
width 3-1/8. Snout 3 in head from snout tip; eye 3-3/5, 
1-1/5 in snout, slightly greater than interorbital; 
maxillary reaches 3/4 to eye, length 3-7/8 in head from 
snout tip; interorbital 3-3/4, flat. Gill rakers 8 -fr E5, 
lanceolate, slender, ^ of gill filaments which E-E/5 in eye 
Scales (pockets) 106? in axial lateral series 
from gill opening to caudal base; 6 above, E below, 60? 
predorsal forward to occiput. Dorsal and anal scaleless, 
caudal base with small scales (pockets). Scales without 
basal striae; circuli as fine parallel vertical striae, 
75 or 76 basal, E3 to E5 apical, rarely continuous in 
median vertical axis. 
D, II, EO, fin height 4-4/5 in head from mandible 
tip; A. II, EO, first branched ray 4^; caudal (damaged) 
forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 15-3/4?; pectoral 
1-7/8?; ventral 9^? 
