Tylosurus gavialoides MCCULLOCH, Austral. Mus. Mem., no. 5, 
pt. 1, p. 99, June 29, 1929 (Western Australia; Queensland). 
Body rather compressed, depth less than pectoral length; 
head 3j|-. Snout much longer than rest of head, with long groove above; 
eye 2 in interorbital; teeth very fine, numerous, with line of larger 
conical ones each side of both jaws, well spaced, smaller and closer 
toward rictus; palate and tongue smooth; head flat above, with 2 large 
radiated impressions. 
Scales small. Upper surface of head smooth, with elongated 
space before eyes with small scales. No lateral edges to tail. 
D. 22, front rays fom lobe, middle and hind rays short; 
A. 23; caudal strongly emarginated, lower lobe longer; P. 12. 
Dark brown in spirits, silvery below. Snout black* Fins 
yellow. Length 1025 mm. (Castelnau.) 
We stern Australia $ Queens land * 
Stronevlura auloceps Fowler and Bean 
Strongylura auloceps FOWLER and BEAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 
vol. 63, p. 12, 1923 (type locality: Fiji or Samoa). — 
FOWLER, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 74, 1928 (copied). 
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Depth 20, body moderately compressed, short caudal peduncle 
compressed; head 3-l/6, width 7-3/5. Snout 1-2/5 in head from snout 
tip; eye Ilf, 8-l/5 in snout, li in interorbital; maxillary reaches \ 
in eye, length to anterior point 1-7/8 in rest of head posteriorly; 
canines slightly inclined posteriorly; interorbital 8-7/8, level, with 
very 
shallow narrow median depression# 
