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Analysis of Species 
Hyporhamphus, Scales 40 to 60 in lateral 
senes * 
^ . Ventral origin midway between front edge 
or bind edge of eye and caudal base. 
. Caudal with hind edge black, 
d , Head from smout tip 3 1/5. 
unifasciatus. 
H . Head from upper jaw tip 3% to 
3 2/3. 
£ . Caudal tips black; head from snout 
tip 2 2/3 to 4. 
■melanurus. 
Caudal uniform, without black. 
1 
B , No black spot at pectoral base. 
± . Upper jaw broader than long; 
D. 15 or 16; A. 15 to 18; 
scales 55 to 58, 
£ . Head 3 1/5; Australian. 
£ . 
Head 2 2/3; Chinese. 
resu 
-sinensis. 
Upper jaw long as wide; D. 14; 
A, 15; scales 50 to 55. 
sindensis, 
