The Bony-fish ; Ten-Pounder 



" ghost-fishes " which are sometimes thrown up on the beach in large 

 numbers by the waves. 



The bony-lish rejoices in a multiplicity of vernacular names, 

 among which are big-eyed herring, piojo, matajuelo real, chiro, Liza, 

 Francesca, ten-pounder, and John Mariggle. Its excellent qualities 

 as a game-fish are only beginning to be appreciated. 



Head 4^; depth 5 to 6; eye 4 to 5; snout 4^; maxillary if; 

 mandible i|; interorbital 5f ; D. 20; A. 13; V. 15; B. 30; pectoral 

 if; ventral 2; caudal f; scales 13-110 to 120-12; gular plate 3 to 4 

 times as long as broad. Body very elongate; head small and 

 pointed; mouth very large, the extremely long maxillary reaching far 

 beyond the eye; jaws subequal; caudal lobes long and slender. 

 Colour, bluish above; the sides silvery; white beneath. 



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