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spines of their first dorsal are united by a membrane 

 so as to form a fin. 



One of its species, the peche lait of our colonists at 

 Pondicherry ( Scomber lactarius, Bl. Schn.),Russel 108, 

 is remarkable for the extreme delicacy of its flesh. 

 Another, Seriola cosmopolita, C, Scomber chloris, Bl. 

 339, as being one of the small number of fish found in 

 either ocean \ 



One of its species have the last ray of the dorsal and 

 of the anal detached (Seriola bipinnulata, Cuv.) Zool. 

 of Freycin. pi. lxi. f. 3. 



Nomeus, Cuv., 



Long considered as one of the gobii, are closely 

 connected with seriola, but have very large ventrals, 

 which, united to the body by the internal edge, give 

 them a distinct character. 



One species is found in the American Seas, the 

 Harder, Marcgr. 158. {Nomeus Mauritii, C.) silvery, 

 with transverse black bands on the back 2 . 



1 Add. Seriole Dumeril, Risso ; Scomber fasciatus, Bl. 341 ; 

 Seriole de Rafinesque, Risso, or Trachurus aquilus. Raff, carat. 

 11. 3. 



2 It is the Gobius gronovii, Gmel. the Gobiomorc gronovien, Lacep., 

 the Eleotris mauritii, Bl., Schn., and the Scomber zonatus, Mitch., 

 Trans. New York, i. 4. 3. It grows as large as a salmon. The 

 other Harder, Marcgr. bras. 166, appears to be a mullet. [Harder, 

 or Herder, (Shepherd) is a name which the Dutch sailors give to 

 divers fish, from notions analogous to those which have caused ours 

 to give such names as conductor, pilot, &c. ; and perhaps our nomeus 



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