Bondy elongate, moderately compressed, slender. Head long, jaws 
prolonged into extraordinary slender and elongated points so head barely 
less than rest of entire body. Upper jaw only half or less than half of 
lower jaw and no dentition on lower anterior prolonged portion of ioandible. 
Canines small, though well developed. Eye rather large. Maxillary con¬ 
cealed. Interorbital flattened. Scales small, not present on head except 
occipital region. Dorsal inserted at first fifth ox anal base, front rays 
but little higher than others. A n al much longer and with front rays elevated 
though not forming very distinct lobe* Caudal peduncle broadly depressed, 
so its width much greater than its depth. Caudal truncate. Pectoral high, 
moderate. Ventral inserted midway between nasal cavity and caudal base, 
small, reach f to vent. Color with silvery. 
This well-marked genus differs from the known genera in the above 
combination of characters. It greatly suggests Belone in its extremely 
depressed and similar caudal peduncle. On the contrary it differs at once 
from Belone in the ahsence of gill rakers. It further differs from this 
and all the known genera in the extraordinary prolonged, slender, needle¬ 
like jaws. 
(*P<z#toY a little needle, from pact's 
reference to the very long slender jaws.) 
needle-^ Belone; with 
