The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . in the genus C/wpert, but without carinated abdomen. See Reg. ij. J and Am. Trans, vol. i. 363—365. u 4 296 CLASSIFICATION OP FISHES_, ETC. 4. SuBFAM. ESOCIX.^. The Pikes. Dorsal fin single^ close to the end of the tail; mouthlarge; teeth numerous, large^ acute.* 5. Subta:m. EXOCETIX^. Flying Fish. Teeth fe^v, minute ; hody herring-shaped_, very hroadon the back, hut gTeatly compressed towards the belly ;mouth small, obliquely cleft; teeth minute; eyes large;ventral fins lengthened. ExocETus Linn.
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . in the genus C/wpert, but without carinated abdomen. See Reg. ij. J and Am. Trans, vol. i. 363—365. u 4 296 CLASSIFICATION OP FISHES_, ETC. 4. SuBFAM. ESOCIX.^. The Pikes. Dorsal fin single^ close to the end of the tail; mouthlarge; teeth numerous, large^ acute.* 5. Subta:m. EXOCETIX^. Flying Fish. Teeth fe^v, minute ; hody herring-shaped_, very hroadon the back, hut gTeatly compressed towards the belly ;mouth small, obliquely cleft; teeth minute; eyes large;ventral fins lengthened. ExocETus Linn. Pectoral fins excessively long, oftenreaching to the end of the tail; ventral fins of vari-able length, but generally very long; scales large,deciduous ; sides of the beEy with a carinated hne oneach side; caudal fin forked ; the upper lobe smallerthan th§ under. E, exiliens. Bl. 397. fasciatus. Am. Tr. ii. pi. 4. volitans. Bl. 398. fig. 2. Cyp-^Uurus Sw. General structure of Exocetus, but themouth is furnished with barbels or cirri, either sim-ple or forked, {fig. 92.). C. Xuttalii Le Sueur. Am. Tr. ii. pi. 4. fig. Wood. lb. iv. p. 283. Ramphistoma Raf. Body linear, lengthened, subcylin-drical; jaws excessively long, generally pointed, andarmed with acute teeth; scales minute, sides of thebelly carinated. Rampiihtoma Raf. Both jaws nearly equal, straight,narrow, and ending in points ; dorsal and anal fins * Except in Exocetus and Hemiramphus. SALMONID^. EXOCETINiE. 207 equal, placed close to the caudal, which is forked ;ventral behind the middle. vulgaris Sw. Yarr. i. 391. Scomhresojc Lac. General structure of Ramphistoma, but the dorsal and anal fins are longer, and the hinder rays of both assume the character of detached finlets ; ventral nn nearly central. saurus. Yarrell, i. 396. equirostris. Am. Tr. i. 132. hians. Raff. Car, 9. 1. scutellatus. lb. 132. Hemiramphus Cviv. Upper jaw excessively short; theunder one very long, and flattened horizontally ;
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