On new Genera and Species of Californian Fishes—No. II.
BY J. G. COOPER, M. D.
Exocœtus, Artedi.
E. Californicus, Cooper, Californian Flying-Fish, State collection, species 1012. [[Fig. 20.]]
Fig. 20.
Specific characters.—Height of body one eighth of its length from tip of nose to fork of tail, length of head almost one fifth of the same (0·19). Width of forehead in front of eyes more than five eighths the length of head (0·69); diameter of eye less than one third of same length (0·30). Scale between eyes equilateral, and a little less than half of the width of head. No granulated area in front of orbit, and but a very narrow one behind it. Preoperculum rounded rectangular. Pectoral fin extending to halfway between end of dorsal and base of caudal, 0·60 of total length. Ventrals inserted nearer operculum than base of caudal, and extending to middle of anal. Dorsal commencing over 36th scale and extending to 48th.
D. 12, P. 14, V. 6, A. 10, C. 3-1-4-5-1-6. Scales 58-7/1.
Colors.—Steel-blue, fins smoky, below silvery, iris gilt.