D. II, 17, first branched ray 64 - to 9—4/5 in head from snout 
tip; A, II, 21 to II, 24, first branched ray 4-l/5 to 5-J; least depth of 
caudal peduncle 1^ to 1-3/5 in eye; caudal 3-7/8 to 4-l/l0 in head to 
snout tip, slightly emarginate behind; pectoral 4 -l /8 to 5 ; ventral 7 ^ 
to 7-7/8. 
Back and upper surfaces brown, sides and below silvery white. 
Iris whitish. Pins brownish, lower ones paler to whitish, end of dorsal 
lobe and caudal points dusky. Pectoral blackish terminally. 
China, Japan, Korea. Though recorded from India by Gilnther 
and the Philippines by Elera, these records likely erroneous. 
U.S.N.M. no. 50740. Tokyo, Japan. D. S. Jordan and J. 0 . 
Snyder. Length 195 to 394 mm. Five examples. 
U.S.N.M. no. 57603. Japan. P. L. Jouy. Length 434 mm. 
A.N.S.P., nos. 31698 to 31699. Hakodate. Stanford University. 
m 
Strongylura orocodila (LeSueur) 
Belong orocodila (PERON and LESUEUR) LESUEUR, Journ. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 2, pt. 1, 1821, p. 129 (type locality* 
Mauritius). 
Belone crocodilus VALENCIENNES. Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 18, p. 
440, pi. 549, 1846 (Mauritius; Java; Red Sea). — THIOLLIfiRE, 
Fauna Woodlark, p. 204, 1857 (Woodlark Island). — GUICHENOT, 
Notes lie Reunion, vol. 2, p. 29, 1826.— SCHMELTZ. Cat. Mus. 
Godeffroy, no. 3, p. 74, 1866 (Samoa); no. 4 , p. 24, 1869 
(Samoa). 
Mastacembelus crocodilus BLEEKER. Nederland Tijdschr. Dierk., vol 
3, p. 226, 1850 (part). 
