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Belone strongylura (not VAN HASSELT) BEAN and WEED, Proc. U. S. 
Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 592, 1912 (two from Batavia). 
Tylosurus leuirus (not BLEEKER) HERRE, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 
36, no. 2, pi. 2, 1928. 
Depth 17f to 18-1/5, compressed, tail little more so; head 2 -f- to 
2-7/8, width 7-4/5 to 8 . Snout 1-2/5 to l-§- in head; eye II 5 to 11-4/5, 7-4/5 
to 8-2/5 in snout, l-l/5 to l-l/3 in interorbital, 2-4/5 to 3 in postorbital; 
maxillary reaches ^ to l/3 in eye or to front pupil edge; maxillary point to 
eye 2-l/3 to 2|r in rest of head; canines slightly inclined backward; inter¬ 
orbital 10 ^ to 10 g to snout tip, level, with broad median depression. 
Scales 185 to 190 in lateral axial series to caudal base; 117 to 
120 predorsal forward to oooiput; 11 above to dorsal origin* Scales with 25 
or 26 4 24 to 27 vertical circuli (striae) each side* 
D. II, 17 or II, 18, first branched ray 4| to 6 in head to snout 
tip; A. II, 23 or II, 24, first branched ray 3-4/5 to 4; least depth of 
caudal peduncle l-l/3 to 1-2/5 in eye; oaudal 3-7/8 to 4 in head to snout 
tip, truncate,-corner rounded; pectoral 3-4/5 to 4^$ ventral 5-4/5 to 6 ^, 
reaches 1-7/8 to 2 to vent* 
Back brownish, with grayish (silvery) axial lateral streak. Under 
surface of body whitish. Iris gray white. Fins brownish, lower ones whitish and 
no dark caudal spot basally. Pectoral tips blackish. 
