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Tylosurus ferox STEAD, Fishes of Australia, p. 64, fig. 24, 
1906 (New South Wales; Western Australia). — ROUGHLEY, 
Fishes of Australia, p. 33, pi. 6, 1916 (New South Wales, 
Queensland, Western Australia). — MCCULLOCH, Australian 
Mus. Mem.., no. 5, pt. 1, p. 101, June 29, 1929 (North Australia, 
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria). 
Body compressed, depth less than pectoral length; head less 
than 3. Eye 2/3 of interorbital, z/l of postorbital; bases of pre- 
maxillaries depressed; only basal half of maxillaries hidden by pre¬ 
orbital; jaws and teeth strong, none on palate or tongue; head above 
with broad median groove, tapering behind and widening in front; 
superciliary region striated. 
Scales thin, rather small, adherent. 
D. 21, middle and hind rays short, subequal, last ending well 
before caudal root; A. 26, like dorsal; caudal truncate; free portion of 
tail not compressed, subtrihedral, with back of tail broad and depressed; 
pectoral longer than opercular edge from orbit; ventral nearly midway 
between front eye edge and caudal base. Length 775 mm. (Gflnther.) 
Western Australia, North Australia, Queensland, New South Wales 
and Victoria. 
Strongylura timucoides (Van Hasselt). 
Belone timucoides VAN HASSELT, Algemein. Konst- en Letterbode, 
no. 35, 1823 (on Wahlah Kuddera RUSSEL, Fishes of Coromandel, 
vol. 2, p. 60, pi. 175, 1803, type locality: Vizagapatam); 
Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol. Ferussac, vol. 2, p. 374, 1824 (reference). 
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